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Allelopathy is an ecological phenomenon by which plants release organic chemicals (allelochemicals) into the environment influencing the growth and survival of other organisms. In this book, leading scientists in the field synthesize latest developments in allelopathy research with a special emphasis on its application in sustainable agriculture. The following topics are highlighted: Ecological implications, such as the role of allelopathy during the invasion of alien plant species; regional experiences with the application of allelopathy in agricultural systems and pest management; the use of microscopy for modeling allelopathy; allelopathy and abiotic stress tolerance; host allelopathy and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; allelopathic interaction with plant nutrition; and the molecular mechanisms of allelopathy. This book is an invaluable source of information for scientists, teachers and advanced students in the fields of plant physiology, agriculture, ecology, environmental sciences, and molecular biology.  .

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Agriculture --- Agriculture Sciences --- General and Others --- agriculture --- plant biology --- plant health --- soils --- allelopathy --- Agriculture. --- Cuba. --- Farming --- Husbandry --- Industrial arts --- Life sciences --- Food supply --- Land use, Rural --- Guba --- Kkuba --- Küba --- Republic of Cuba --- República de Cuba --- Kuuba --- Kyūba

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In the first volume the author suggested that we could improve our understanding of plant-plant allelopathic interactions in the field by making laboratory bioassays more holistic.  Reflections after the volume was published lead the author to conclude that a more detailed analysis of the factors making up laboratory bioassays was needed in the hope that such an analysis would provide clearer and more useful directions on how to design more holistic or more relevant laboratory bioassay systems.  The more holistic being a theoretical goal and the more relevant being a more pragmatic goal.  This volume has been written specifically for researchers and their graduate students who are interested in studying plant-plant allelopathic interactions.  The author hopes that this retrospective and at times critical analysis of laboratory bioassays will provide a foundation for better and more field-relevant laboratory designs in the future.  This volume has 7 chapters describing: 1. background for designing plant-plant allelopathic laboratory bioassays, 2. the fundamentals of laboratory bioassays, 3. the issues and challenges associated with designing more relevant laboratory bioassays, 4. a set of hypothetical standard screening laboratory bioassays, 5. the known effects of putative allelopathic compounds such as phenolic acids, the physicochemical and biotic factors that modify their effects, and their modes of action, 6. a set of standard hypothetical cause and effect laboratory bioassays, and 7. the differences between field systems and laboratory bioassay systems, ways to minimize the impacts of atypical factors in laboratory bioassays, and future directions.

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This book provides the reader relevant information about actual knowledge about the process of allelopathy, covering all aspects from the molecular to the ecological level. Special relevance is given to the physiological and ecophysiological aspects of allelopathy. Several ecosystems are studied and methodological considerations are taken into account in several different chapters. The book has been written to be useful both for Ph.D. students and for senior researchers, so the chapters include all necessary information to be read by beginners, but they also include a lot of useful information and discussion for the initiated.

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Allelopathy in Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry Zeng, Ren Sen; Mallik, Azim U.; Luo, Shi Ming (Eds.) Simply put, allelopathy refers to an ecological phenomenon of plant-plant interference through release of organic chemicals (allelochemicals) in the environment. These chemicals can be directly and continuously released by the donor plants in their immediate environment as water leachates volatiles in the air or root exudates in soil - or they can be the microbial degradation products of plant residues. Allelochemicals may interfere with survival and growth of neighboring or succeeding plants, and may also discourage insects and pathogens. Black walnut, eucalyptus, sunflower, sorghum, sesame and alfalfa are common examples of plants with allelopathic properties. Likewise, staple crops such as rice, wheat, barley and sorghum also exhibit allelopathic characteristics. Knowledge of this form of plant interference on other plants and on disease causing organisms has been used in agriculture since prehistoric time. By manipulating cropping pattern and sequence through mixed cropping or crop rotation, farmers have been able to maintain sustained productivity. However, use of numerous agrochemicals - including a wide range of herbicides, pesticides, fertilizers and genetically modified high yielding crops - has become the characteristic feature of modern industrial agriculture. Not only is the sustainability of crop yield called into question in this form of agriculture, but the extensive long-term and often irreversible environmental degradation including ground water contamination and food safety associated with industrial agriculture are now serious concerns worldwide. This book reports on the latest advances in allelopathy through the contributions of leading scientists in the field. The book addresses the history of allelopathy, the science of allelochemicals, and the application of allelopathy in agriculture and forestry. An emphasis on both methodology and application makes Allelopathy a truly practical reference for scientists, researchers and students of plant science, agriculture, forestry, terrestrial ecology and environmental science. Ren Sen Zeng, Ph. D. is a Professor of Ecology and Director of the Research Center for Chemical Ecology at South China Agricultural University (SCAU) in Guangzhou, China. He received his Ph. D. in Ecology from SCAU in 2000. Professor Zeng was elected as New Century Excellent Talents in University of China. He serves in the Executive Council of International Allelopathy Society. His research focuses on allelopathy and chemical interactions between plants and other organisms. Azim Mallik, Ph. D. is a Professor of Biology and Chair of Graduate Studies Program in Biology at Lakehead University, Ontario, Canada. He received his Ph. D. from the University of Aebrdeen, U.K. Professor Mallik is widely published in peer-reviewed journals on disturbance ecology and allelopathy. He jointly edited a book with Professor Inderjit on Chemical Ecology of Plants. He received the Grodzinsky Award of International Allelopathy Society (IAS). Professor Mallik is a founding Vice-President and immediate past President of IAS and currently treasurer & executive board member of INTECOL. Shi Ming Luo, Ph. D. is a Professor of Ecology and Director of the Institute of Tropical and Subtropical Ecology at South China Agricultural University. He received his Masters in Agronomy from SCAU in 1982 and an honorary doctorate degree from Pennsylvania State University. He served as the President of SCAU for eleven years. Professor Luo is Vice-President of the Ecological Society of China. His research interests include allelopathy and ecological agriculture.

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