Sources and modes of action of invasive knotweed allelopathy: the effects of leaf litter and trained soil on the germination and growth of native plants

Invasive knotweeds, native to Eastern Asia, are among the most dominant plant invaders of European and North American temperate ecosystems. Recent studies indicate that one cause of this dominance might be allelopathy, but the possible sources and modes of action of this allelopathy are insufficient...

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Main Authors: Madalin Parepa, Urs Schaffner, Oliver Bossdorf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2012-05-01
Series:NeoBiota
Online Access:http://neobiota.pensoft.net/lib/ajax_srv/article_elements_srv.php?action=download_pdf&item_id=1227