Bracken litter as mulch: Glasshouse evaluation of phytotoxicity

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 161-169

  Taylor, J E ^a   Thomson, J A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS AND DOMAIN TRUST   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allelochemicals; Pteridium

Indexed keywords

ALLELOCHEMICAL COMPOUND; AUSTRALIA; BOILING; COMPOST; GERMINATION; MULCH; NEW ZEALAND; PHYTOCHEMICAL COMPOUND; PHYTOTOXICITY; PLANT GROWTH;

BRACKEN; GERMINATION; GROWTH; LITTER; MULCH; PHYTOTOXICITY;

BRASSICA; BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS FASTIGATA; FILICOPHYTA; LEPTOSPERMUM; LEPTOSPERMUM POLYGALIFOLIUM; LOLIUM PERENNE; MICROBIOTA; MYCORRHIZAE; PIERIS NAPI; PTERIDIUM; PTERIDIUM AQUILINUM; PTERIDIUM ESCULENTUM; PTERIDOPHYTA; SINAPIS; SINAPIS ALBA; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 0031805890     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA97090     Document Type: Article

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