Allelopathic effects of an invasive alien weed Parthenium hysterophorus L. compost on lettuce germination and growth

African Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 4, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1325-1330

  Wakjira, Mulatu ^a   Berecha, Gezahegn ^a   Tulu, Solomon ^a  

^a JIMMA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Allelopathy; Compost; Germination; Invasive alien weed; Parthenium hysterophorus; Seedling growth

Indexed keywords

LACTUCA; PARTHENIUM; PARTHENIUM HYSTEROPHORUS;

EID: 74249107254     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1991637X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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