Allelopathy in Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry

Preface

Contents

List of Contributors

List of Reviewers

Introduction: Allelopathy Research and Application in Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry

1. Historical Examples of Allelopathy and Ethnobotany from the Mediterranean Region

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Agricultural Knowledge in Ancient Greece and Rome

1.3 Brief Overview of the Mediterranean Vegetation and Some Historical Examples of Its Allelopathic Plants

1.4 Ethnobotany of Olive Trees and Olive Oil

1.5 Ethnobotany of Squill (Urginea maritima (L.) Baker)

1.6 Ethnobotany of Lavender (Lavandula spp.)

1.7 Conclusions

References

2. Allelopathy: Advances, Challenges and Opportunities

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Evolution of the Concept of Allelopathy

2.3 Disturbance and Ecosystem-Level Change

2.4 Establishing the Scientific Basis of Allelopathy

2.5 Current Status and Future Direction

2.6 Future Direction

References

3. Allelopathy in Chinese Ancient and Modern Agriculture

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Allelopathy in Ancient China

3.3 Allelopathy in Modern China

3.4 Future Directions and Prospect

Acknowledgements

References

4. Allelochemicals in Plants

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Glucosinolates: Chemistry and Ecology

4.3 Phenolic Compounds: Biosynthesis, Distribution, and Chemoecology

4.4 Terpenoids: Volatile Allelochemicals

4.5 Alkaloids: Chemistry and Ecology

4.6 Hydroxamic Acids: From Among the Benzoxazinoids

4.7 Other Compounds

References

5. Allelopathy: Full Circle from Phytotoxicity to Mechanisms of Resistance

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Centaurea Species as a Model System for Studying the Involvement of Allelopathy in Plant Invasions

5.3 Mechanisms of Resistance

5.4 Future Directions

Acknowledgements

References

6. Allelopathic Mechanisms and Experimental Methodology

6.1 Introduction

6.2 Density-Dependent Phytotoxicity

6.3 Chemical Investigations of Allelopathic Interactions

6.4 Summary

Acknowledgement

References

7. Indirect Effects of Phenolics on Plant Performance by Altering Nitrogen Cycling: Another Mechanism of Plant–Plant Negative Another Mechanism of Plant–Plant Negative Interactions

7.1 Introduction

7.2 Interactions of Phenolic Compounds with N Cycling

7.3 Factors Affecting the Action of Phenolics in Natural Conditions

7.4 Evidences of Decrease in N Availability Under Natural Conditions

7.5 Ecological and Evolutionary Relevance of Phenolics on Decreasing N Availability

7.6 Concluding Remarks

Acknowledgements

References

8. Genomic Approaches to Understanding Allelochemical Effects on Plants

8.1 Introduction

8.2 Transcriptome Profiling of the Mode of Action of Allelochemicals

8.3 Using Transcription Responses to Understand Plant/Plant Interactions

Summary

References

9. Allelopathy from a Mathematical Modeling Perspective

9.1 Introduction

9.2 Allelopathy and Chinese Yin/Yang Theory

9.3 Function of Allelopathy

9.4 Periodic Production of Allelochemicals and Stress

9.5 Allelopathy and Competition

References

10. Progress and Prospect of Rice Allelopathy Research

10.1 Introduction

10.2 Allelopathic Traits

10.3 Genetic Variability

10.4 Rice Allelochemicals

10.5 Breeding of Allelopathic Rice

10.6 Application and Prospect

Acknowledgements

References

11. Rice Allelopathy Research in China

11.1 Introduction

11. 2 Screening Methods for Evaluation of Rice Allelopathic Potential

11.3 Genetic Diversity in Allelopathic Rice

11. 4 Molecular Mapping of QTLs Associated with Allelopathic Effect on the Target Plants

11.5 Properties of Molecular Ecology in Rice Allelopathy Under Stress Conditions

11.7 Summary and Prospects

Acknowledgements

References

12. Recent Advances in Wheat Allelopathy

12.1 Introduction

12.2 Methods for Initial Evaluation of Wheat Allelopathy

12.3 Allelopathy of Wheat Residues

12.4 Allelopathy of Wheat Seedlings

12.5 Allelochemicals in Wheat

12.6 Allelochemicals Dynamics in Wheat

12.7 Genetic Control of Allelopathic Activity in Wheat

12.8 Genes Encoding the Biosynthesis of Wheat Allelochemicals

12.9 Prospects

References

13. Sorghum Allelopathy for Weed Management in Wheat

13.1 Introduction

13.2 Sorghum Allelopathy

13.3 Use of Crop Residue for Weed Management

13.4 Summary and Conclusions

Acknowledgements

References

14. Allelochemicals in Pre-cowing Soils of Continuous Soybean Cropping and Their Autointoxication

14.1 The Problem of Soybean Continuous Cropping

14.2 Mechanisms on the Problem of Continuous Cropping

14. Allelochemicals in Pre-cowing Soils of Continuous Soybean Cropping

14.3 Allelochemicals in Soil of Replanted Soybean and Their Autotoxic Effects

14.4 Conclusions

References

15. Autotoxicity in Agriculture and Forestry

15.1 Introduction

15.2 Autotoxicity in Agriculture and Forestry

15.3 Autotoxicity Mechanisms

15.4 Factors Controlling Autotoxicity

15.5 Ecological Implications

15.6 Management

Acknowledgements

References

16. Black Walnut Allelopathy: Implications for Intercropping

16.1 Introduction

16.2 Black Walnut Allelopathy

16.3 Recent Experimental Evidence for Juglone Phytotoxicity

16.4 Why is Black Walnut Popular?

16.5 Black Walnut Intercropping

16.6 Management Implications

16.6 Conclusions

References

17. Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria and Mycorrhizal Fungi in Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry

17.1 Introduction

17.2 Rhizobacterial Effects on Plant Growth

17.3 Biofertilizers in Crop Production

17.4 Inoculum Preparation and Application

17.5 Commercial Availability of Biofertilizers

17.6 Conclusions

Acknowledgments

References

18. Utilization of Stress Tolerant, Weed Suppressive Groundcovers for Low Maintenance Landscape Settings

18.1 Landscape Weed Ecology

18.2 Weed Suppressive Herbaceous Perennial Groundcovers

18.3 Weed Suppressive Turfgrasses as Groundcovers

References

19. Allelopathy in Forested Ecosystems

19.1 Introduction

19.2 Canopy Species Effects on Tree Seedlings

and Understory Plants

19.3 Understory Effects on Tree Seedlings

19.4 Ecosystem Perspectives of Allelopathy Mechanisms

19.5 Allelopathy in Forest Management

19.6 Concluding Remarks

References

Index