Greek oregano (Origanum vulgare ssp. hirtum) as allelopathic plant

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 348-351

  Economou, Garyfalia ^a   Travlos, Ilias S ^a   Folinas, Athanasios ^a   Karamanos, Andreas J ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Allelopathic potential; Avena sativa; Bioassay; Inhibition; Lemna minor; Origanum vulgare ssp. hirtum; Phytotoxic compounds

Indexed keywords

AVENA SATIVA; LEMNA; LEMNA MINOR; ORIGANUM; ORIGANUM VULGARE;

EID: 33847421346     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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