Inference of allelopathy is complicated by effects of activated carbon on plant growth

Allelopathy can play an important role in structuring plant communities, but allelopathic effects are often difficult to detect because many methods used to test for allelopathy can be confounded by experimental artifacts. The use of activated carbon, a technique for neutralizing allelopathic compou...

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Veröffentlicht in:The New phytologist. - 1979. - 178(2008), 2 vom: 29., Seite 412-423
1. Verfasser: Lau, Jennifer A (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Puliafico, Kenneth P, Kopshever, Joseph A, Steltzer, Heidi, Jarvis, Edward P, Schwarzländer, Mark, Strauss, Sharon Y, Hufbauer, Ruth A
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2008
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:The New phytologist
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. Soil Carbon 7440-44-0
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