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Retraction: Seed germination ecology of Conyza stricta Willd. and implications for management

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TopicsSeed Germination and Physiology · Plant tissue culture and regeneration · Allelopathy and phytotoxic interactions
The PLOS ONE Editors retract this article [1, 2] because it was identified as one of a series of submissions for which we have concerns about authorship, competing interests, and peer review. We regret that the issues were not addressed prior to the article’s publication.
SAli and MHS did not agree with the retraction. FDK, RU, RUS, SAlamri, and MA either did not respond directly or could not be reached.
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- 1Ali S, Khan FD, Ullah R, Shah RU, Alamri S, Al Harthi M, et al. (2020) Seed germination ecology of Conyza stricta Willd. and implications for management. P Lo S ONE 15(12): e 0244059. 10.1371/journal.pone.0244059 33373381 PMC 7771675 · doi ↗ · pubmed ↗
- 2Ali S, Khan FD, Ullah R, Shah RU, Alamri S, Al Harthi M, et al. (2021) Correction: Seed germination ecology of Conyza stricta Willd. and implications for management. P Lo S ONE 16(2): e 0248083. 10.1371/journal.pone.0248083 33635899 PMC 7909624 · doi ↗ · pubmed ↗
