Simulated acid rain accelerates litter decomposition and enhances the allelopathic potential of the invasive plant wedelia trilobata (Creeping Daisy)

Weed Science

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 462-467

  Wang, Rui Long ^a   Staehelin, Christian ^b   Dayan, Franck E ^c   Song, Yuan Yuan ^a   Su, Yi Juan ^a   Zeng, Ren Sen ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

allelochemical soil interactions; bioassay; Biology invasion; phytotoxin

Indexed keywords

ACID RAIN; ALLELOPATHY; BIOASSAY; CARBON; DECOMPOSITION; GROWTH; INVASIVE SPECIES; LITTER; NITROGEN COMPOUND; NUMERICAL MODEL; PH; PHYTOTOXICITY; SOIL NUTRIENT; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR; WEED CONTROL;

CHINA;

EID: 84865182160     PISSN: 00431745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/WS-D-12-00016.1     Document Type: Article

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