Allelopathy

Basic and applied aspects
1992
ISBN: 978-0-412-39400-3
Verlag: Springer Netherlands

Buch, Englisch, 480 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 1950 g

Science is essentially a descriptive and experimental device. It observes nature, constructs hypotheses, plans experiments and proposes theories. The theory is never contemplated as the 'final truth', but remains ever subject to modifications, changes and rejections. The science of allelopathy in a similar way has emerged, and exists on a similar footing; our endeavour should be to keep it fresh and innovative with addition of newer in­ formation and concepts with the rejection of older ideas and antiquated techniques. During the past few decades encouraging results have been obtained in various aspects of allelopathic researches. However, in addition to continuing efforts in all these directions, constant attempts are to be made to describe the mechanics of allelopathic activity in molecular terms and to discover ways and means to exploit it for the welfare of mankind. We feel that multidisciplinary efforts are the only tool to achieve this goal. It is the hope of the editors that this book will serve as a document which identifies an integrated approach, through which research both to understand and exploit allelopathy can be conducted. The present volume arose out of an attempt to bring together eminent scientists in allelopathy to describe their work, of a highly diverse nature, under one title.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rizvi, S. J.

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biochemie (nichtmedizinisch)
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Tierkunde / Zoologie Tierphysiologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Botanik Pflanzenphysiologie, Photosynthese
• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Ackerbaukunde, Pflanzenbau Forstwirtschaft, Forstwissenschaft
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Botanik Phytotomie, Pflanzenmorphologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contens.- 1 A discipline called allelopathy.- 2 Allelopathy: broadening the context.- 3 A conceptual framework for assessing allelochemicals in the soil environment.- 4 Allelopathic effects on nitrogen cycling.- 5 Allelopathic mechanism in fire-prone communities.- 6 Allelopathic effects of cruciferous plants in crop rotation.- 7 Improving yield of corn-soybean rotation: role of allelopathy.- 8 Biochemical selection of sorghum crop varieties resistant to sorghum shoot fly (Atherigona soccata) and stem borer (Chilo partellus): role of allelochemicals.- 9 Allelochemicals in wheat and barley: role in plant-insect interactions.- 10 Allelochemical properties of alkaloids. Effects on plants, bacteria and protein biosynthesis.- 11 Alfalfa saponins — the allelopathic agents.- 12 Allelopathy in alfalfa and other forage crops in the United States.- 13 Allelopathy in relation to agricultural productivity in Taiwan: problems and prospects.- 14 Effect of pine allelochemicals on selected species in Korea.- 15 Allelopathy in Brazil.- 16 Allelopathic research activity in Iraq.- 17 Impact of allelopathy in the traditional management of agroecosystems in Mexico.- 18 The allelopathic potential of aromatic shrubs in phryganic (east Mediterranean) ecosystems.- 19 Possible role of allelopathy in growth inhibition of softwood seedlings in Newfoundland.- 20 Allelopathy in Quebec forestry — case studies in natural and managed ecosystems.- 21 Pigeon pea and velvet bean allelopathy.- 22 Allelopathy in forest and agroecosystems in the Himalayan region.- 23 Neem allelochemicals and insect control.- 24 Allelopathy in the management of root-knot nematodes.- 25 Exploitation of allelochemicals in improving crop productivity.