A study on allelopathic effect of olive pomace (Olea europaea L.) on some biochemical characteristics of three seedlings wheat cultivars (Triticum aestivum L.)

This study was designed aimed to investigated the allelopathic effect of olive pomace, laying on growth and biochemical characteristics of three cultivars wheat seedlings. Various concentrations of olive pomace (1, 3, 5 and 7 percentage) was mixed with soil and three different varieties of wheat were planted in the soil. After growth, the plant length, leaf and root dry weight, content of photosynthetic pigments, soluble carbohydrates and proline were measured in the seedling stage. The results shows that the plant lenght, leaf and root dry weight, photosynthetic pigment content, decreased in three varietis with the increasing amount of olive pomace in the soil compared to the control. But the amount of sugar and proline content shows Increase in wheats with increasing amount of olive pomace in the soil compared to control. According to the results obtained the inhibitory effects of olive pomace increased with increasing levels of olive pomace in the soil. Olive pomace has phenolic substances that its inhibitory effect can be attributed to these compounds.