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the present investigation are classified by cluster analysis into four
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by Aster squamatus, Conyza bonariensis and Paspalum disticum.
The ordination of the sampled stands applied by Detrended Correspondence
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distinguishable and having a clear pattern of segregation on the ordination
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and abundance of weed vegetation in the study area. The seed germination
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studied for the three investigated species. Phytochemically, the mean
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sugars, glucose, sucrose, polysaccharides and total carbohydrates were
determined. The elementary analyses together with qualitative and quantitative
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