Effects of alfalfa leaf extracts and phenolic allelochemicals on early seedling growth and root morphology of alfalfa and barnyard grass

Crop Protection

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1077-1082

  Chon, Sang Uk ^a   Choi, Seong Kyu ^b   Jung, Sunyo ^c   Jang, Hong Gi ^a   Pyo, Byoung Sik ^a   Kim, Sun Min ^a  

^a Dongshin University   (South Korea)

^b Sunchon National University   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Alfalfa extract; Allelochemicals; Allelopathy; Autotoxcity; Bioassay; Echinochloa crus galli; Medicago sativa; Root morphology

Indexed keywords

ALLELOCHEMICAL; BIOASSAY; MORPHOLOGY; ROOT; SEEDLING; WEED CONTROL;

ECHINOCHLOA CRUS-GALLI; ECHINOCHLOA CRUSGALLI; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 0036897011     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-2194(02)00092-3     Document Type: Article

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