Screening for herbicidal activity of soil bacteria in the control of weeds Cenchrus echinatus (kawit-kawitan) and Mimosa pudica (makahiya)

• Main Authors: Lomboy, Jo Ann A., Reyes, Marjorie R.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 1998
• Subjects: Soils—Herbicide content; Biology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/4038
• Institution: De La Salle University

A total of twenty bacterial isolates were obtained from soil samples and roots of Cenchrus echinatus (kawit-kawitan). Seven isolates designated as KS7, KR2, KR3, KR4, KR5, KR7 and KR10 were found to be positive for herbicidal activities against Cenchrus echinatus. On the other hand, of the twenty ba...