Allelopathic effects of sorghum extracts on Amaranthus retroflexus seed germination and growth

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 7, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 770-774

  Yarnia, M ^a   Khorshidi Benam, M B ^a   Farajzadeh Memari Tabrizi, E ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Allelopathy; Amaranthus retroflexus; Germination; Growth; Sorghum

Indexed keywords

AMARANTHUS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRY WEIGHT; GERMINATION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HARVESTING; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; SORGHUM;

AMARANTHUS; AMARANTHUS RETROFLEXUS;

EID: 73949123162     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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