A multi-assay comparison of seed germination inhibition by Lonicera maackii and co-occurring native shrubs

• Published in: Flora. Morphologie, Geobotanik, Oekophysiologie Vol. 205; no. 7; pp. 475 - 483
• Main Authors: McEwan, Ryan W., Arthur-Paratley, Lucia G., Rieske, Lynne K., Arthur, Mary A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier GmbH 2010
• Subjects: Allelopathy; Asimina triloba; Coreopsis; Exotic species; Festuca arundinacea; fruit extracts; Impatiens walleriana; indigenous species; invasive species; leaves; Lindera benzoin; Lonicera maackii; Phytotoxicity; Poa pratensis; seed germination; shrubs; Allelopathy; Exotic species; Phytotoxicity; Lindera benzoin; Asimina triloba

Recent work suggests that germination inhibition via allelopathy may be an important component of some species’ invasion ecology. We conducted four germination assays to test the inhibitory potential of Amur honeysuckle ( Lonicera maackii), a problematic invasive shrub. The subject species in the fi...