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SUBMITTER: Zhang W
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3609756 | biostudies-literature | 2013
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhang Wei W Ma Yongqing Y Wang Zhong Z Ye Xiaoxin X Shui Junfeng J
PloS one 20130327 3
Sunflower broomrape is a noxious parasitic weed which has caused severe damage to crop ecosystems. Trap crops can release a mixture of allelochemicals to induce the germination of sunflower broomrape. We studied the allelopathic effects of soybean on sunflower broomrape. Fourteen common soybean cultivars were grown in pots. Samples were collected from soybean plants and rhizosphere soil at five growth stages (V1, V3, V5, R2, and R4). The allelopathic effects of soybean reached highest at the V3 ...[more]