Effects of Agathis australis (New Zealand kauri) leaf litter on germination and seedling growth differs among plant species

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 178-183

  Wyse, Sarah V ^a   Burns, Bruce R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Allelopathy; Araucariaceae; Organic soils; Phytotoxicity; Soil pH

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; ALLELOPATHY; CONIFEROUS TREE; FOREST; GERMINATION; LEAF LITTER; NUTRIENT CYCLING; ORGANIC SOIL; PH; PHYTOTOXICITY; PLANT; PLANT COMMUNITY; SEEDLING;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 84889241364     PISSN: 01106465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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