Open AccessAllelopathic Influence Of Eucalyptus On Common Kenyan Agricultural Crops
Author(s) -
Brandy Garrett Kluthe
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
hsoa journal of agronomy and agricultural science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2689-8292
DOI - 10.24966/aas-8292/100002
Subject(s) - eucalyptus , allelopathy , kenya , agriculture , agroforestry , crop , agronomy , botany , biology , germination , ecology
Eucalyptus trees introduced to Kenya are suspected of releasing allelochemials that negatively affect small farm food production. For the purpose of this study, the leaves of the Eucalyptus grandis W. Hill ex Maiden was used as the suspected mode for chemical release and inhibition of nearby crops