Seed extracts impede germination in Brassica rapa plants

Allelopathy is an important mechanism of interference competition in some plants, but little is known about whether compounds exuded from seeds influence the germination of neighbors. We treated seeds of multiple lines of <em>Brassica rapa </em>(field mustard) with aqueous extracts of &l...

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Main Authors: Kimberly Barnum, Steven J. Franks
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-09-01
Series:International Journal of Plant Biology
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Online Access:http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/pb/article/view/4252