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Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology ›› 1998, Vol. 9 ›› Issue (3): 332-336.

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Problems needed attention on plant allelopathy research

Kong Chuihua   

  1. Institute of Tropical and Subtropical Ecology, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642
  • Received:1997-12-09 Revised:1998-03-09 Online:1998-05-25 Published:1998-05-25

Abstract: Plant allelopathy is an active research area in recent years, but exists some problems and misunderstandings. Some important and confused issues on its basic definition and research content, releasing modes and research methods of allelochemicals, relationships of allelopathy with competition and environmental stress, and application potential of allelopathy were pointed out and discussed in this paper.

Key words: Allelopathy, Releasing mode, Environmental stress, Application potential