Allelopathic effects of volatile organic compounds released from Pinus halepensis needles and roots.

ABSTRACT: The Mediterranean region is recognized as a global biodiversity hotspot. However, over the last decades, the cessation of traditional farming in the north part of the Mediterranean basin has given way to strong afforestation leading to occurrence of abandoned agricultural lands colonized by pioneer expansionist species like Pinus halepensis. This pine species is known to synthesize a wide range of secondary metabolites, and previous studies have demonstrated strong allelopathic potentialities of its needle and root leachates. Pinus halepensis is also recognized to release significant amounts of volatile organic compounds (VOC) with potential allelopathic effects that have never been investigated. In this context, the objectives of the present study were to improve our knowled

SUBMITTER: Santonja M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6662250 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature