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ReviewPhysiology and molecular biology of plants : an international journal of functional plant biology2023

Allelopathy: an alternative tool for sustainable agriculture.

Quratul Ain, Waseem Mushtaq, Mo Shadab, M B Siddiqui

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Review in Physiology and molecular biology of plants : an international journal of functional plant biology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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19 citing papers in PubMed.

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  16. Physiological and molecular insights into the allelopathic effects on agroecosystems under changing environmental conditions.Physiology and molecular biology of plants : an international journal of functional plant biology · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Quratul AinAllelopathy Laboratory, Botany Department, Aligarh Muslin University, Aligarh, 202002 India.
Waseem Mushtaq5030 Gembloux, Belgium Laboratory of Chemistry of Natural Molecules, Agrobiotech Gembloux, Liege University.ORCID 0000-0002-2671-7953
Mo ShadabAllelopathy Laboratory, Botany Department, Aligarh Muslin University, Aligarh, 202002 India.
M B SiddiquiAllelopathy Laboratory, Botany Department, Aligarh Muslin University, Aligarh, 202002 India.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Population increase, poverty, environmental degradation, and the use of synthetic herbicides are interdependent and closely linked and hence influence global food safety and stability of world agriculture. On the one hand, varied weeds, insects, and other pests have caused a tremendous loss in agricultural crop productivity annually. On the other hand, the use of synthetic insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, and other pesticides significantly disturbed the ecology of biotic communities in agricultural and natural ecosystems. Eventually, it destroyed the ecological balance in food chains. Interestingly, natural products released by the plants (allelochemicals) are secondary metabolites involved in ecological interactions and could be an important source of alternative agrochemicals. Mainly released by the plants as an outcome of acquaintances with other plants in their vicinity, these allelochemicals can also be used as eco-friendly substitutes for synthetic herbicides and other pesticides. Despite these facts, agrochemicals are either preferred over allelochemicals or the latter are not known in the direction of their use in achieving sustainability in agriculture. Given this, considering recent reports, this paper aims to: (1) emphasize allelochemicals; (2) overview the major biochemistry of allelochemicals; (3) critically discuss the role of allelopathy (and underlying major mechanisms) in the management of noxious weeds, insect pests, and major plant pathogens; and (4) enlighten the significant aspects so far not or least explored in the current context.

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AllelochemicalsBiopesticidesEcological balanceSecondary metabolitesSustainability

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PMID37187777
PMCPMC10172429

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