The PLOS ONE Editors retract this article [1] 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.
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Citation: The PLOS ONE Editors (2023) Retraction: The influence of environmental factors on seed germination of Xanthium strumarium L.: Implications for management. PLoS ONE 18(4): e0284068. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0284068
Published: April 19, 2023
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