Allelopatyczne oddziaływanie wyciągów wodnych z części nadziemnych dziesięciu gatunków roślin zielnych na kiełkowanie nasion i wzrost kiełków sosny zwyczajnej (Pinus sylvestris L.)

The paper presents laboratory test results of the effect of water extracts from the aboveground parts of herbaceous plants on seed germination and germinant growth of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.). Under Polish site conditions species considered suitable for plantations as ground cover plants were selected for the experiment. The use of cover crops may be an alternative for the manual, mechanical and chemical methods of protecting forest plantation against weeds. The results of the research concerning allelopathic effect of the ground cover plants point to the uselessness of their application in areas designated for seeding or natural seeding of Scots pine during green mass decomposition of cultivated plants.