Catechin-metal interactions as a mechanism for conditional allelopathy by the invasive plant Centaurea maculosa

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1234-1242

  Pollock, Jarrod L ^a   Callaway, Ragan M ^b   Thelen, Giles C ^b   Holben, William E ^a,c  

^a Microbial Ecology Program   (United States)

^b Organismal Biology and Ecology Program   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Catechin; Centaurea maculosa; Conditionality; Invasive weed; Leaf senescence; Metal chelation; Phytotoxicity; Plant mortality; Root exudate

Indexed keywords

ALLELOCHEMICAL; ALLELOPATHY; ANTIOXIDANT; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CALCIUM; CHELATION; DICOTYLEDON; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; EXUDATION; FACILITATION; HERBIVORY; INVASIVE SPECIES; MORALITY; PHYTOTOXICITY; PIONEER SPECIES; ROOT; SENESCENCE; WEED;

NORTH AMERICA;

CENTAUREA; CENTAUREA MACULOSA;

EID: 70350023128     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2009.01553.x     Document Type: Article

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