The effect of water extracts from common buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench) tissues on seed germination and seedling growth of winter wheat and lettuce was examined. Two kinds of extracts were evaluated: from the aboveground parts and roots of common buckwheat (cv. Hruszowska). The effect of extracts was dependent on their kind, the time of action and the species of studied plants. Lettuce seeds were more sensitive to treating with extracts from buckwheat tissues than wheat seeds. Extract from the aboveground parts of buckwheat more clearly inhibited germination of wheat seeds than extract from roots. In lettuce the reverse phenomenon occurred: two times less seeds germinated in the presence of extract from aboveground parts of buckwheat than under the influence of extract from roots. Extracts from buckwheat tissues also inhibited the growth of roots of the studied species and the coleoptiles of wheat and hypocotyls of lettuce. Extract obtained from the aboveground parts of common buckwheat showed stronger inhibiting effect.

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