Phytotoxic effects of a dominant weed Ligularia virgaurea on seed germination of Bromus inermis in an alpine meadow community

Plant Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 144, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 275-280

  Wu, Gao Lin ^a,b   Ren, Guo Hua ^c   Shi, Zhi Hua ^a,b  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION   (China)

^c LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Alpine meadow; Bromus inermis; Germination; Invasive weed; Ligularia virgaurea; Phytotoxic effects

Indexed keywords

EID: 82455198998     PISSN: 20323913     EISSN: 20323921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5091/plecevo.2011.459     Document Type: Article

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