Department of Chemistry, Ashland University, Ashland, OH 44805, USA.
*E-mail: jweiden@ashland.edu
**E-mail: romeo@cas.usf.edu
Invasive Plants Ecological and Agricultural Aspects Pp. 167–177, (2005).
This paper focuses on the primary role that allelopathy plays in preventing invasion of neighbouring species, as is the case of P. myriophylla in perennial shrubs in communities in Florida scrub. The characteristics of the scrub community, the bioassays performed, the role of environmental factors and plant density, and activation of allelochemicals of P. myriophylla are discussed. Evidences for allelopathic interference by invasive species (Empetrum hermaphroditum, Centaurea diffusa and C. maculosa) are also presented.
