An allelopathic investigation of the domination of the introduced invasive Conyza canadensis L.

Author(s): Djurdjevic, L (Djurdjevic, Lola) ; Mitrovic, M (Mitrovic, Miroslava) ; Gajic, G (Gajic, Gordana) ; Jaric, 1 1 1 1 S (Jaric, Snezana) ; Kostic, O (Kostic, Olga) ; Oberan, L (Oberan, Ljiljana) ; Pavlovic, P(Pavlovic, Pavle) Source: FLORA Volume: 206 Issue: 11 Pages: 921927 DOI: 10.1016/j.flora.2011.06.001 Published: 2011 Times Cited: 0 (from Web of Science) Cited References: 78 [ view related records ] Citation Map
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Abstract: The introduced, invasive species Conyza canadensis L covers large areas of the sandy levees next to the River Tamis (Serbia), forming dense microcomplexes and dominating the other herbaceous species in the ruderal phytocoenosis with its aboveground mass and abundance. In addition to this species, a further 28 plant species were found, but the abundance and cover of these was significantly lower. The allelopathic influence of the species C. canadensis was investigated through analyzing the total phenolics and phenolic acids, as the main allelochemicals, in dead and vegetative parts and the soil beneath them. Seed germination and seedling growth of the target plants (Dactylis glomerata L and Trifolium repens L), which grow in this community, served as a measure of the inhibitory capacity of this species. It was established that the content of total phenolics and phenolic acids (p-coumaric, ferulic, p-hydroxybenzoic, vanillic and syringic) varies, following the order: vegetative plant parts> dead plant parts> sandy soil under C. canadensis. Water leachate and soils inhibited seed germination and seedling growth of the test plants to varying degrees, following the order: vegetative parts > dead parts > sandy soil, which is directly related to the content of total phenolics and phenolic acids in them. It was concluded that the pioneer species C. canadensis plays a decisive role in the first phases of vegetation succession and the process of soil formation on the barren sandy levees, owing to the synthesis of secondary phenolic metabolites. (C) 2011 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved. Accession Number: WOS:000298511400001 Document Type: Article Language: English Author Keywords: Allelopathy; Conyza canadensis; Biodiversity; Phenolics; Sand; Degraded habitats KeyWords Plus: PLANT-WATER RELATIONSHIPS; ORYZA-SATIVA SEEDLINGS; PHENOLIC-ACIDS; CHLOROPHYLL ACCUMULATION; DIFFERENT FORMS; PEAT SOIL; FOREST; INHIBITION; COMMUNITY; GROWTH Reprint Address: Djurdjevic, L (reprint author), Univ Belgrade, Inst Biol Res Sinisa Stankovic, Bulevar Despota Stefana 142, Belgrade 11060, Serbia. Addresses: 1. Univ Belgrade, Inst Biol Res Sinisa Stankovic, Belgrade 11060, Serbia E-mail Address: kalac@ibiss.bg.ac.rs Funding:

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Ministry for Science and Environmental Protection of Serbia 173018 [Show funding text] Publisher: ELSEVIER GMBH, URBAN & FISCHER VERLAG, OFFICE JENA, P O BOX 100537, 07705 JENA, GERMANY Web of Science Categories: Plant Sciences Research Areas: Plant Sciences IDS Number: 868GJ ISSN: 0367-2530