Allelopathic potential ofErica vagans, calluna vulgaris, andDaboecia cantabrica (original) (raw)

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In laboratory tests the allelopathic potential of_Erica vagans, Calluna vulgaris_, and_Daboecia cantabrica_ was determined. Aqueous extracts of flowers of_D. cantabrica_ and leaves of_C. vulgaris_ inhibit root and hypocotyl growth of red clover, the former causing 51% inhibition of germination. Intact aerial parts of the Ericaceae here studied drastically reduced the growth of red clover and 100% inhibition of germination was caused by flowers of_D. cantabrica._ Inhibition of aqueous extracts remains after Chromatographic separation, and two well-defined inhibition zones may be observed. Hydrosoluble organic compounds (phenol-like compounds) could probably be responsible for the inhibitions detected.

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1. E. Vieitez
   Present address: Department of Plant Physiology, Faculty of Biology, Santiago de Compostela, Spain

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1. UEI Plant Physiology, CSIC, Apartado 122, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
   A. Ballester, A. M. Vieitez & E. Vieitez

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1. A. Ballester
2. A. M. Vieitez
3. E. Vieitez

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Ballester, A., Vieitez, A.M. & Vieitez, E. Allelopathic potential of_Erica vagans, calluna vulgaris_, and_Daboecia cantabrica_.J Chem Ecol 8, 851–857 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00994785

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• Received: 14 July 1981
• Revised: 12 October 1981
• Issue date: May 1982
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00994785

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