Blog Post 2: Sources of Scientific Information

Source: Effects of Shade Stress on Growth and Responsive Mechanisms of Bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon L.)

Type of Information: This is an Academic peer-reviewed review article.

The reasons I classified it as an academic peer-reviewed review article is because:

  • It is written by an expert in the field of plant biology with co-authors in various fields of ecology.
  • There are multiple in-text citations throughout the article
  • There is a Reference list or bibliography at the end of the article with all the cited literature.
  • The article was published in The Journal of Plant Growth Regulation which is an international peer-reviewed journal that lists editors as various academics from around the world. The editorial board can be found at the following link:

https://link.springer.com/journal/344/editorial-board

  • This article contains a review of the academic literature on factors affecting the growth of Bermudagrass. It is not a systematic review, but rather a narrative review of the literature.

Citation:

Noor, M., Fan, JB., Zhang, JX. et al. Effects of Shade Stress on Growth and Responsive Mechanisms of Bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon L.). J Plant Growth Regul 42, 4037–4047 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00344-023-10920-5

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