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Effect of some sesquiterpenic lactones on the growth of certain secondary tropical species

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Results of biotests carried out with several sesquiterpene lactones produced byAmbrosia cumanensis are presented. These compounds showed different effects on the germination and growth of several species of the secondary vegetation of a tropical zone of Mexico.

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  1. Instituto de Biología, UNAM, Mexico D.F., Mexico

    Silvia del Amo & Ana Luisa Anaya

  2. Instituto de Investigacions sobre Recursos Bióticos, A.C., Mexico D.F., Mexico

    Silvia del Amo

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del Amo, S., Anaya, A.L. Effect of some sesquiterpenic lactones on the growth of certain secondary tropical species. J Chem Ecol 4, 305–313 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00989339

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