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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2013-09-01
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Series: | International Journal of Plant Biology |
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Online Access: | http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/pb/article/view/4252 |