Allelopathic potential of invasive weeds: Alternanthera philoxeroide, Ipomoea cairica and Spartina alterniflora

Allelopathy Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 279-285

  Wu, Jinrong ^a   Chen, Zhuoquan ^a   Peng, Shaolin ^a,b  

^a SOUTH CHINA INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Allelopathy; Alternanthera philoxeroide; Germination; Invasive plants; Ipomoea cairica; Lettuce; Radish; Seedling growth; Spartina alterniflora

Indexed keywords

ALTERNANTHERA; IPOMOEA; IPOMOEA CAIRICA; LACTUCA; RAPHANUS SATIVUS; SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA;

EID: 33645803412     PISSN: 09714693     EISSN: 09741240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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