TY - JOUR T1 - Herbicidal Properties of the Extract of Gliricidia Sepium, A Fabaceae AU - , I.A Owokotomo AU - , O.F Afuye JO - Agricultural Journal VL - 2 IS - 4 SP - 511 EP - 513 PY - 2007 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1816-9155 DO - aj.2007.511.513 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=aj.2007.511.513 KW - Gliricidia KW -herbicides KW - maize KW -cowpea KW -okra AB - The herbicidal efficacy of the crude extract (5% aqueous suspension) of Gliricidia sepium was investigated in Petri dish assays. The extract was tested on 3 monocots: Maize (zea mays), cowpea (vigna unguiculata) and okro (okra spp). The extract acted as contact herbicide by inhibiting the germination and shoot growth of maize and cowpea but had no inhibitory effect on the germination and shoot growth of okra. ER -