Phytotoxicity of mimosine and albizziine on seed germination and seedling growth of crops and weeds

Allelopathy Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 423-430

  Williams, R D ^a   Hoagland, R E ^a,b  

^a LANGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Allelochemical(s); Cotyledon greening; Hemp sesbania Sesbania exaltata (Raf.) Rydb. Ex A.W. Hill ; Inhibition; Non protein amino acid; Root length; Seed germination; Seedling growth; Shoot elongation; Sicklepod (Senna obtusifolia L.)

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; SENNA; SENNA OBTUSIFOLIA; SESBANIA; SESBANIA HERBACEA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 39449116391     PISSN: 09714693     EISSN: 09741240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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