Allelopathic potential of Psychotria leiocarpa, a dominant understorey species of subtropical forests

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 583-590

  Correa L R ^a   Soares, G L G ^a   Fett Neto, A G ^a,b  

^a Programa de Pós Graduação em Botânica   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Allelopathy; Germination; N, d glucopyranosyl vincosamide; Phytotoxicity; Psychotria

Indexed keywords

ALLELOPATHY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; EVERGREEN TREE; GERMINATION; GROWTH RESPONSE; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; PLANT EXTRACT; SHRUB; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SUBTROPICAL REGION; TROPICAL FOREST; UNDERSTORY;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

GOOSE PARVOVIRUS; LACTUCA; LACTUCA SATIVA; PSYCHOTRIA; PSYCHOTRIA LEIOCARPA;

EID: 48649089080     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2008.02.006     Document Type: Article

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