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Several experiments were carried out to confirm the allelopathic potential ofAmbrosia cumanensis H.B.K. (Compositae) in a tropical zone of Mexico. The aqueous extracts of leaves and roots inhibited growth of several species used in bioassays. The wash-water of the leaves inhibited some species and stimulated others. The aqueous solutions of soil, in reference to those collected in July, were significant in their general inhibitory action. Decomposition of leaves and roots, in pots where several species were growing, was highly inhibitory to some of the seedlings; microorganisms have a major role in this process.
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Anaya, A.L., Del Amo, S. Allelopathic potential ofAmbrosia cumanensis H.B.K. (Compositae) in a tropical zone of Mexico. J Chem Ecol 4, 289–304 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00989338
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