354236

Colchicine’s impact on the growth and chemical composition of withania somnifera l. plant

Article

Last updated: 09 Mar 2025

Subjects

-

Tags

Analytical chemistry

Abstract

The objective of this study investigated the effect of colchicine on growth and chemical composition of Withania Somnifera plant. Colchicine is currently used to improve crops and chemical compounds. The colchicine concentrations were 0.2, 0.3, and 0.5% for periods of 12, 24, and 36 hours. The results of both years showed that colchicine was significant in reducing plant growth parameters (plant height, leaf area, and fresh weight) compared with the control plants. Colchicine showed a significant increase in (branch number, dry weight, root length, root branches, root weight, and root diameter) compared to control plants. While it caused variation in the number of leaves, flowers, and fruits. Furthermore, colchicine at 0.5% application increased the total contents of phenols, but a slight adverse effect occurred with the total content of alkaloids. Moreover, the effect of time showed variation in results during the two years on the morphological and chemical responses of Withania Somnifera L. We recommend the use of colchicine to produce a high yield of the plant and elevate the therapeutic potency of the plant.

DOI

10.21608/ejchem.2024.271954.9372

Keywords

Ashwagandha, Colchicine, phenols, Alkaloids, plant growth

Authors

First Name

Doaa

Last Name

mahdy

MiddleName

reda

Affiliation

ornamental horticulture , Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University

Email

doaaredamahdy@gmail.com

City

cairo

Orcid

0009-0005-2626-5714

First Name

azza

Last Name

arafa

MiddleName

mohammed

Affiliation

Ornamental Horticulture Department Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University.

Email

rwdaislam@gmail.com

City

cairo

Orcid

-

First Name

atef

Last Name

sarhan

MiddleName

zakaria

Affiliation

Cairo University, Faculty of Agriculture, Ornamental Horticulture Department

Email

dnoda88@gmail.com

City

cairo

Orcid

-

First Name

basita

Last Name

hussien

MiddleName

abbas

Affiliation

Cairo University, Faculty of Agriculture, Genetics Department, Giza, Egypt

Email

doaabntreda@gmail.com

City

cairo

Orcid

-

Volume

68

Article Issue

1

Related Issue

53249

Issue Date

2025-01-01

Receive Date

2024-02-21

Publish Date

2025-01-01

Page Start

123

Page End

128

Print ISSN

0449-2285

Online ISSN

2357-0245

Link

https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/article_354236.html

Detail API

http://journals.ekb.eg?_action=service&article_code=354236

Order

354,236

Type

Original Article

Type Code

297

Publication Type

Journal

Publication Title

Egyptian Journal of Chemistry

Publication Link

https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/

MainTitle

Colchicine’s impact on the growth and chemical composition of withania somnifera l. plant

Details

Type

Article

Created At

01 Feb 2025