Fungal effects on seed bank persistence and potential applications in weed biocontrol: A review

Basic and Applied Ecology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 191-203

  Wagner, Markus ^a   Mitschunas, Nadine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fungal decay; Phenols; Resistance mechanisms; Saprophytic soil fungi; Seed burial; Soil moisture; Soil organic matter; Soil seed bank; Weed biocontrol; Weed suppression

Indexed keywords

FUNGI;

EID: 41949138394     PISSN: 14391791     EISSN: 16180089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.baae.2007.02.003     Document Type: Review

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