Allelochemicals

by Waller, George R.

• ISBN13: 9780841209923
• ISBN10: 0841209928
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1987-05-05
• Publisher: Amer Chemical Society

Summary

Reports on the nature of allelochemicals, the natural defense mechanisms of plants. Looks at the mechanisms and rates of allelochemical emissions from the aggressive plant, their fate in the soil and their uptake, and translocation and mode of action within the receptive plant. Examines the allelopathic phenomenon in sections covering plant-plant and plant-soil-plant interactions; plant-insect interaction; and plant-microbial and plant-animal interactions. Contains significant new ideas for maintaining and increasing forest and agricultural production in the future.

Table of Contents

The Potential of AllelochemicalsAllelopathy: An OverviewJapanese Contributions to AllelochemicalsAllelopathy in the Soviet UnionAllelopathy in Desert EcosystemsImproving Crop Productivity in IndiaRhizosphere Exudates in BarleyAllelopathy in MexicoAllelopathy in Vegetation and Soils in TaiwanGermination and Growth InhibitorsResistance of Cereal Crops to AphidsExploring Allelochemistry in Aquatic SystemsAllelopathy: A Biotechnological-Agrochemical ApproachAllelopathy in Australia: Bacterial MediationForest Regeneration FailureAllelopathic Effects on MycorrhizaeAllelopathic Interferences of Black Walnut TreesAllelopathic Interference with Forest RegenerationConjugation of Allelochemicals by PlantsAttacking the Leafy Spurge ProblemAllelopathic Agents in Diffuse KnapweedEffects of Allelopathic Plant Phenolic AcidsAllelopathic InteferenceSpecificity of Action of AllelochemicalsPurine Alkaloids in Tea Seeds6-Methoxymellein in Carrot RootInterference Between Crops and WeedsMicro LC-MS CombinationGrowth Inhibitors from American Cranberry LeavesA Rapid Seedling BioassayStress Factors of the Plant EnvironmentMineralization of Plant Phenolic Acids in SoilTillage of Wheat ProductionFulvic and Humic Acids of Minnesota PeatPlant Compounds Useful in Insect ControlInsect Resistance in Crop PlantsChemical Attractants for Tephritid Fruit FliesDeterminants of Insect Damage in North AmericaPotential Industrial Application of AllelochemicalsMetabolic Detoxification of FuranocoumarinsPhytophagous Insects and Their HostsNatural Pesticides in Pigment Glands of CottonToxicants from Mangrove PlantsAllelopathy among Microbes and PlantsPhytotoxins from Plant Pathogens of Weedy PlantsChemical Ecology of Quinolozidine AlkaloidsDiterpenoids as Insect AntifeedantsPlant-Plant RecognitionInsect Control Agents from Marine OrganismsTannins as Antifeedants