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Correlation between the distributional frequency of undergrowth species of red pine forest and their germination and growth effected by pine extracts and leachates was found. It was made clear by germination and growth tests that pine toxic substances inhibit the germination and growth of low frequency species more than high frequency species in a red pine forest and that these substances are contained in descending concentration in fresh and fallen leaves, roots, pine forest soil, and pine rain. The concentration of pine toxic substances in extracts or leachates was affected by extracting or leaching within a given period of time, requiring a few hours for extracts or a few days for leachates. The amount of dry weight inhibition of the undergrowth treated by pine leachates was expressed as a growth inhibition index (GII) for the comparison of tolerance in various species. GII is a relative value (%) of the test groups against the control and it is an exponential function of the amount of pine toxic substances affecting the dry weight of the undergrowth. The substances were analyzed by paper and gas chromatography. Benzoic acid and 11 phenolic acids were identifed by gas chromatography. Benzoic acid was considered to be a key factor of allelopathy in the red pine forest.
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Kil, B.S., Yim, Y.J. Allelopathic effects ofPinus densiflora on undergrowth of red pine forest. J Chem Ecol 9, 1135–1151 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00982217
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