African Journal of
Plant Science

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Plant Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0824
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPS
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 808

Full Length Research Paper

Allelopathy as a tool for invasiveness of Tithonia diversifolia extracts through in vitro suppression of crop seeds’ germination

Musabayana Zivanayi
  • Musabayana Zivanayi
  • Department of Crop Science, Marondera University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, P. O. Box 35, Marondera, Zimbabwe.
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Mandumbu Ronald
  • Mandumbu Ronald
  • Department of Crop Science, Bindura University of Science Education, 741 Chimurenga Road, Off Trojan Road, Bindura, Zimbabwe.
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Mapope Nyamande
  • Mapope Nyamande
  • Department of Crop Science, Marondera University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, P. O. Box 35, Marondera, Zimbabwe.
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  •  Received: 14 May 2024
  •  Accepted: 14 June 2024
  •  Published: 31 July 2024

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