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Bacterial degradation of juglone

Evidence against allelopathy?

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Williamson, G.B., Weidenhamer, J.D. Bacterial degradation of juglone. J Chem Ecol 16, 1739–1742 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01014105

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