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Degradation and accumulation of inhibitory substances fromJuniperus osteosperma (Torr.) Little

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Two or more compounds present in leaves ofJuniperus osteosperma (Torr.) Little are active growth inhibitors. One of these, a blue fluorescent spot, is degraded fairly rapidly, but the other accumulates in the humus and in certain heavy clay soils. This persistent compound may slowly release monomers during degradation.

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  1. Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA

    Donald A. Jameson

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Station's central headquarters is maintained at Fort Collins, in cooperation with Colorado State University. Research reported here was conducted while Dr. Jameson was at project headquarters at Flagstaff in cooperation with Northern Arizona University; he is now Associate Professor of Range Science at Colorado State University.

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Jameson, D.A. Degradation and accumulation of inhibitory substances fromJuniperus osteosperma (Torr.) Little. Plant Soil 33, 213–224 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01378211

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