ABSTRACT
Principles and Practices in Plant Ecology: Allelochemical Interactions provides insights and details recent progress about allelochemical research from the ecosystem standpoint. Research on chemical ecology of allelochemicals in the last three decades has established this field as a mature science that interrelates the research of biologists, weed and crop scientists, agronomists, natural product chemists, microbiologists, ecologists, soil scientists, and plant physiologists and pathologists. This book demonstrates how the influence of allelochemicals on the various components of an ecosystem-including soil microbial ecology, soil nutrients, and physical, chemical, and biological soil factors-may affect growth, distribution, and survival of plant species. Internationally renowned exper†s discuss how a better understanding of allelochemical phenomena can lead to true sustainable agriculture.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |14 pages
Overview
section Section I|112 pages
Methodologies
section Section II|125 pages
Interactions Among Plants and Microbial Systems
section Section III|128 pages
Ecological Aspects
section Section IV|114 pages
Biochemical, Chemical, and Physiological Aspects
section Section V|69 pages
Biological Control of Plant Disease and Weeds: Applied Aspects