Is the Invasive Plant Amaranthus spinosus L. More Competitive than the Native Plant A. tricolor L. When Exposed to Acid Deposition with Different Sulfur–Nitrogen Ratios?
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Experimental Design
2.2. Determination of the Functional Indices, and Biochemical Constituents and Osmolytes Indices of the Two Amaranthus Species
2.3. Statistical Analysis
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Li, Y.; Li, C.; Zhong, S.; Xu, Z.; Liu, J.; Xu, Z.; Zhu, M.; Wang, C.; Du, D. Is the Invasive Plant Amaranthus spinosus L. More Competitive than the Native Plant A. tricolor L. When Exposed to Acid Deposition with Different Sulfur–Nitrogen Ratios? Atmosphere 2024, 15, 29. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos15010029
Li Y, Li C, Zhong S, Xu Z, Liu J, Xu Z, Zhu M, Wang C, Du D. Is the Invasive Plant Amaranthus spinosus L. More Competitive than the Native Plant A. tricolor L. When Exposed to Acid Deposition with Different Sulfur–Nitrogen Ratios? Atmosphere. 2024; 15(1):29. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos15010029
Chicago/Turabian StyleLi, Yue, Chuang Li, Shanshan Zhong, Zhelun Xu, Jun Liu, Zhongyi Xu, Mawei Zhu, Congyan Wang, and Daolin Du. 2024. "Is the Invasive Plant Amaranthus spinosus L. More Competitive than the Native Plant A. tricolor L. When Exposed to Acid Deposition with Different Sulfur–Nitrogen Ratios?" Atmosphere 15, no. 1: 29. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos15010029