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Table III
Phytotoxic capacity of various Acacia species.
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| Acacia auriculiformis A.Cunn. ex Benth. | Inhibitory effect on germination, root and shoot elongation and development of lateral roots | Brassica juncea L. Phaseolus mungo L. Raphanus sativus L. Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. Cicer arietinum L. | (Rafiqul Hoque et al., 2003) |
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| Weak effect on root weight/root length ratio | Oriza sativa L. | (Bernhard-Reversat, 1999) | |
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| Reduction of germination, growth and dry matter accumulation of plumule and radicle | Oriza sativa Vigna unguiculata | (Jadhav and Gaynar, 1992) | |
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| Acacia sp. | Strong inhibitory effect on seed germination | Lepidium sativum L. | (Heil et al., 2002) |
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| Acacia confusa Merr. Acacia sp. | Inhibition of radicle growth of test plants | Lactuca sativa L. Brassica chinensis L. Medicago sativa L. | (Chou et al., 1998) |
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| Acacia dealbata Link | Inhibition of germination and radicle growth | Lactuca sativa | (Carballeira and Reigosa, 1999) |
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| Effects on germination, radicle and shoot length | Acacia dealbata Lactuca sativa Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh. Dactylis glomerata L. Zea mays L. | (Lorenzo et al., 2008) | |
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| Acacia mangium Willd | Reduction of height growth | Shorea leprosula Miq. Shorea stenoptera Burck | (Anwar, 1992) |
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| Acacia mearnsii De Wild. | Suppression of weed establishment | Conyza sumatrensis (Retz.)E.Walker Trifolium sp. Echinochloa utilis Ohwi & Yab. Lactuca sativa L. | (Schumann et al., 1995) |
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| Acacia melanoxylon R.Br. | Strong toxic effect on radicle growth and germination | Lactuca sativaDactylis glomerata | (González et al., 1995) |
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| Negative effects on nitrogen cycle microorganisms, inhibitory effects on germination and growth of understory plants | Nitrosomonas sp. Proteolytic microorganisms Lactuca sativa Dactylis glomerata Trifolium repens L. | (Souto et al., 2001) | |
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| Acacia nilotica (L.) Willd. ex. Del. | Stronger allelopathic effect on growth | Grasses under tree | (Bashir Hussain, 1991) |