| Title | Effects of aqueous leaf extracts of creosotebush, larrea tridentata, on germination of seven species of sympatric plants |
| Publication Type | Conference Paper |
| Year of Publication | 1999 |
| Authors | Hu D., Fredrickson E.L., Hyder P.W., Estell RE |
| Conference Name | 5th Symposium on Resources of the Chihuahuan Desert Region: US and Mexico |
| Date Published | October 7-8, 199 |
| Conference Location | Alpine, TX |
| ARIS Log Number | 129599 |
| Abstract | We exposed seven species of plant seeds to aqueous extracts of Creosotebush leaves: Black Grama, Bouteloua eriopoda; Sideoats Grama, B. curtipendula; Burrograss, Scleropogon brevifolous; Fluffgrass, Dasyochloa pulchella; Bush Muhly, Muhlenbergia porteri; Tarbush, Fluorensia cernua; and, Creosotebush, Larrea tridentata. We also included lettuce as a standard bioassay for allelopathic effects. Extract concentrations varied from 0 to 50 times th concentration found in stemflow during a typical summer rainfall event. Germination and radicle elongation of plant species closely associated with Creosotebush were affected differently than those whose populations are reduced with increasing Creosotebush density. |
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