The effectiveness of lamtoro(Leucaena sp.) leaf extract on the growth of weed in young tea

Sobar Darana (Research Institute for Tea and Cinchona)

Jurnal Sains Teh dan Kina
Vol 14 No 1 (2011)

A research to determine the effectiveness of lamtoro leaf extract on the growth of weeds in young tea plan­tation was carried out in Pasir Sarongge Experimental Garden and Plant Pro­tec­tion Laboratory RITC Gambung from June to December 2009. Researches on the effective­ness of lamtoro leaf extracts on the germination of weed’s seed, and on the growth of weeds in the field, were conducted. Lamtoro leaf extract treat­­ment at various concentrations tried, suppressed the germination of seeds of broad­leaf weeds (hareuga and babadotan) in the laboratory. In general, the germination supp­ression were increases with increasing the concentration of the extracts tested. Spraying of lamtoro leaf extract (Leucaena sp.) starting at concentration of 7.50% resul­ted better control effect and significantly different compared to controls. In addition, spraying treatment of lamtoro leaf extract could reduce the number of weed species.