Inhibition of seedling survival under Rhododendron maximum (Ericaceae): Could allelopathy be a cause?

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 86, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1597-1605

  Nilsen, Erik T ^a   Walker, John F ^a   Miller, Orson K ^a   Semones, Shawn W ^a   Lei, Thomas T ^b   Clinton, Barton D ^c  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Allelopathy; Deciduous forest; Ectomycorrhizae; Ericaceae; Rhododendron; Seedling inhibition; Southern Appalachian mountains; Subcanopy

Indexed keywords

ALLELOPATHY; INHIBITION; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION;

ERICACEAE; FUNGI; LACTUCA; PRUNUS; PRUNUS SEROTINA; QUERCUS; QUERCUS RUBRA; RHODODENDRON; RHODODENDRON MAXIMUM;

EID: 0033300031     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2656796     Document Type: Article

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