Allelopathic activity of Centaurea diffusa and Centaurea tweediei: Effects of cnicin and onopordopicrin on seed germination, phytopathogenic bacteria and soil

Allelopathy Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 183-190

  Cabral, M Eugenia Sesto ^a   Fortuna, A Mario ^a   De Riscala, Elmira C ^a   Catalán, César A N ^a   Sigstad, E Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE TUCUMÁN   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Allelopathy; Calorimetry; Cnicin; Leonorus sibiricus; Lettuce; Onopordopicrin; Seed germination; Soil microbial activity; Tomato; Wheat

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CENTAUREA; CENTAUREA DIFFUSA; LACTUCA; LACTUCA SATIVA; LEONURUS; LEONURUS SIBIRICUS; LYCOPERSICON; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 39449131072     PISSN: 09714693     EISSN: 09741240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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