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Bioassays for Allelopathy in Terrestrial Plants

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Methods in Chemical Ecology Volume 2

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Using the broadest definition, allelopathy encompasses biochemical interactions among plants at all levels of complexity, including microorganisms (Molisch 1937). Both inhibitory and stimulatory reactions originally were considered part of this concept. Since the appearance of the first major compendium on allelopathy (Rice 1974), however, the term has commonly been accepted to mean any direct or indirect harmful effect by one plant (including microorganisms) on another through the production of chemical compounds released into the environment. Although Rice reverted to the Molisch definition in his second edition (Rice 1984), the term continues to be associated with negative effects among most workers. Those working in allelopathy are often involved in the search for potential herbicides and growth inhibitors, and commonly ignore observed positive effects, publishing only the inhibitory data. The narrower definition is perhaps unwise, since most compounds are both stimulatory and inhibitory depending on the concentration used.

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Romeo, J.T., Weidenhamer, J.D. (1998). Bioassays for Allelopathy in Terrestrial Plants. In: Haynes, K.F., Millar, J.G. (eds) Methods in Chemical Ecology Volume 2. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-5411-0_4

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  • Online ISBN: 978-1-4615-5411-0

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

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