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Allelopathy for Weed Management

2018; Springer International Publishing; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1007/978-3-319-76887-8_16-1

2511-8358

Naila Farooq, Tasawer Abbas, Asif Tanveer, Khawar Jabran,

Plant Parasitism and Resistance

A large number of plant and weed species produce secondary metabolites known as allelochemicals, and the process is known as allelopathy. Allelochemicals can be used to control weeds in agricultural systems by using allelopathic crops for intercropping, crop rotation, or mulching. A few important examples of crop species with high allelopathic potential may include (but not limited to) wheat, rice, sorghum, rye, barley, and sunflower. The naturally produced allelochemicals in these crops could be manipulated to suppress weeds and witness an environment-friendly and sustainable agricultural production system.