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ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Comparative Evaluation of Biological Activities
and Allelopathic Potential of Java Plum Plant Parts
1
Department of Botany, Division of Science and Technology, University of Education, Lahore, Pakistan
2
Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, The University of Lahore, 54590 Lahore, Pakistan
3
College of Agronomy, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Henan, Xingxiang, China
4
Department of Biochemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
5
EPCRS Excellence Center, Plant Pathology and Biotechnology Lab.; Agriculture Botany Department Faculty of
Agriculture, Kafr-el-sheikh University, 33516, Egypt
Submission date: 2024-06-09
Final revision date: 2024-07-30
Acceptance date: 2024-09-09
Online publication date: 2024-11-22
Publication date: 2025-11-04
Corresponding author
Madiha Rashid
Department of Botany, Division of Science and Technology, University of Education, Lahore, Pakistan
Department of Botany, Division of Science and Technology, University of Education, Lahore, Pakistan
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2025;34(6):7113-7122
KEYWORDS
TOPICS
ABSTRACT
Plants are vital in maintaining the food chain and have a significant impact on surrounding microbes
due to the presence of allelochemicals. The potential allelopathic effects of java plum plant parts were
assessed on seed germination and seedling growth of soybean, cucumber, carrot, rice, wheat, and
maize. The results indicated that S. cumini significantly retarded the germination of soybean, cucumber,
and rice while stimulating carrot germination. S. cumini had a diverse effect on the seedling growth of
soybean, rice, and carrot, with an inhibitory effect on carrot growth. Significant reduction in radicle
and hypocotyl growth of soybean and rice was observed. Aqueous extracts of S. cumini plant parts
were also tested for antibacterial activity against Escherichia coli and Acinetobacter baumannii and
antifungal activity against Aspergillus niger and Candida albicans. Stem, seed, and fruit extracts of S.
cumini inhibited the growth of A. baumannii at the highest concentration, while leaf extract inhibited
the growth of E. coli. Stem and fruit extracts had negative effects on the growth of A. niger. Knowing
the significant allelopathic and antimicrobial potential of S. cumini, further studies on its allelochemicals
can help in using this plant species for agricultural and medicinal purposes.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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