Interfrence of lambsquarters (Chenopodium album) with medicinal plant, parsley (Petroselinum sativum L.)

Subject Areas : Plant physiology

Sara Ghorbanihashli ¹ , Marjan Diyanat ² , مرضیه قنبری ³

1 - Ms. Student, Department of Agricultural Sciences and Food Industries, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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3 - هیات علمی دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد علوم و تحقیقات تهران

Received: 2025-07-07 Accepted : 2025-08-25 Published : 2025-09-08

Keywords: Catalase enzyme, density, percentage of essential oil, phenol ,

Abstract :

In order to investigate the effect of density and time of emergence of lambsquarters (Chenopodium album) on parsley, a factorial experiment was conducted in the form of a Completely Randomized Design with three replications in the greenhouse of Damavand in 2023. The experimental treatments include different levels of time of emergence (7 days before parsley sprouting, at the same time (0), 7, 14 and 21 days after parsley sprouting) and plant density of lambsquarters (zero, 1 and 2 plants in the pot). The results showed that the highest shoot fresh weight (20.00 g) and yield (192.31 g m^-2) were related to the 21 day emergence time, and with increasing leek density from one to two plants, these indices decreased, such that the lowest shoot fresh weight (6.33 g) and yield (60.90 g m^-2) were related to the 7 days early emergence treatment of leek with a density of 2 plants per pot. Lambsquarters had a strong competitive effect on parsley, increasing the activity of catalase and superoxide dismutase enzymes, soluble sugar, total phenols and flavonoids, and antioxidant activity. With delayed weed emergence compared to parsley, the percentage of essential oil showed an increasing trend, from 0.62% under intense competition to 0.98% if weed emergence occurred 21 days later. Lambsquarters has a high competitive ability with parsley and the early emergence of this weed severely reduced the growth of parsley. Therefore, the early cultivation of parsley prevents the reduction of its quantitative and qualitative yield by lambsquarters.

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