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Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology ›› 2001, Vol. 12 ›› Issue (5): 780-786.

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Research significance and foreground of allelopathy

PENG Shaolin, SHAO Hua   

  1. South China Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650
  • Received:2000-03-02 Revised:2001-02-26 Online:2001-09-25 Published:2001-09-25

Abstract: The research significance and foreground of allelopathy concerning ecology,fores try and agriculture were reviewed and analyzed.Allelopathy helps to elucidate th e phenomena such as the composition and distribution of plants,the succession of community,coevolution and invasions of exotic plants in the ecosystem.Sometimes it is crucial to regeneration failure and the establishment of mixed forests.In agriculture,it influences the monoculture, crop rotation,crop cover and so on.S ome allelochemicals can be used as pesticides and herbicides which consequently reduce the environment pollution.Allelopathy exists in aquatic plants,too.Futur e work mainly focus on the cultivation of new allelopathic plants which can avoi d pests and suppress weeds,the isolation and identification of new allelochemica ls as well as intensive study of the mechanism of allelopathy.

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