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Fifteen phenolic compounds were identified in methanolic extracts obtained from flowers, leaves, stems, and roots ofErica australis L. and the associated soil. It is possible that the compounds identified may be connected with allelopathic phenomena.
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Carballeira, A. Phenolic inhibitors inErica australis L. and in associated soil. J Chem Ecol 6, 593–596 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00987671
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