Potential allelopathic interference of Melilotus neapolitana metabolites on three coexisting species of Mediterranean herbaceous plant community

Journal of Plant Interactions

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 199-210

  Esposito, Assunta ^a   Fiorentino, Antonio ^a   D'Abrosca, Brigida ^a   Izzo, Angelina ^a   Cefarelli, Giuseppe ^a   Golino, Annunziata ^a   Monaco, Pietro ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allelochemicals; Dactylis hispanica; Mediterranean macchia; Melilotus neapolitana Ten.; Petrorhagia velutina; Phleum subulatum

Indexed keywords

DACTYLIS; DACTYLIS HISPANICA; MELILOTUS; MELILOTUS NEAPOLITANA; PETRORHAGIA VELUTINA; PHLEUM PRATENSE; PHLEUM SUBULATUM;

EID: 51849128405     PISSN: 17429145     EISSN: 17429153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17429140801902108     Document Type: Article

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