Allelopathic potential of Acacia melanoxylon on the germination and root growth of native species

Weed Biology and Management

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 18-28

  Hussain, Muhammad I ^a   González, Luis ^a   Reigosa, Manuel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acacia melanoxylon; Allelopathy; Dactylis glomerata; Germination; Lolium perenne; Rumex acetosa

Indexed keywords

ACACIA; ACACIA MELANOXYLON; DACTYLIS; DACTYLIS GLOMERATA; LACTUCA; LACTUCA SATIVA; LOLIUM PERENNE; PHYLLODES; RUMEX; RUMEX ACETOSA; RUMEX ACETOSELLA;

EID: 79952026495     PISSN: 14446162     EISSN: 14456664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-6664.2011.00401.x     Document Type: Article

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