Investigation of the Allelopathic Effect of Two Invasive Plant Species in Rhizotron System
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Application of Plant Material and Model Plant
2.2. Soil Properties, Growth Conditions, and Rhizotron System
2.3. Morphological Measurements
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Results of Shoot Morphological Measurements
3.2. Results of Root Morphological Measurements
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Bakacsy, L.; Kardos, L.V.; Szepesi, Á.; Nagy, K.N.; Vasas, A.; Feigl, G. Investigation of the Allelopathic Effect of Two Invasive Plant Species in Rhizotron System. Life 2024, 14, 475. https://doi.org/10.3390/life14040475
Bakacsy L, Kardos LV, Szepesi Á, Nagy KN, Vasas A, Feigl G. Investigation of the Allelopathic Effect of Two Invasive Plant Species in Rhizotron System. Life. 2024; 14(4):475. https://doi.org/10.3390/life14040475
Chicago/Turabian StyleBakacsy, László, Luca Viktória Kardos, Ágnes Szepesi, Krisztina Napsugár Nagy, Andrea Vasas, and Gábor Feigl. 2024. "Investigation of the Allelopathic Effect of Two Invasive Plant Species in Rhizotron System" Life 14, no. 4: 475. https://doi.org/10.3390/life14040475