Interspecific variation in the allelopathic potential of the family Myrtaceae

Allelopathy is a type of biotic interference wherein a plant releases bioactive metabolites into an environment, thereby affecting the adjacent biota. Stressful environments stimulate the production of these metabolites. The present study tests the novel weapons hypothesis, which postulates that spe...

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Main Authors: Maristela Imatomi, Paula Novaes, Sonia Cristina Juliano Gualtieri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Botânica do Brasil 2013-03-01
Series:Acta Botânica Brasílica
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-33062013000100008