Plants are the sources of many bioactive secondary metabolites which are present in plant
organs including leaves, stems, roots, and flowers. Although they provide advantages to the …

Weeds are a serious threat to crop production as they interfere with the crop growth and
development and result in significant crop losses. Weeds actually cause yield loss higher …

Plant‐to‐plant signalling is a key mediator of interactions among plant species. Plants can
perceive and respond to chemical cues emitted from their neighbours, altering survival and …

Plants can produce and release allelochemicals to interfere with the establishment and
growth of conspecific and interspecific plants. Such allelopathy is an important mediator …

Plant volatile organic compounds are the most abundant and structurally diverse plant
secondary metabolites. They play a key role in plant lifespan via direct and indirect plant …

Plants actively respond to their neighbors by altering root placement patterns. Neighbor‐
modulated root responses involve root detection and interactions mediated by root‐secreted …

Allelopathic activity of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) has previously been associated with the
production of phenolic acids and flavonoids (PAF), benzoxazinones (BXZs) and …

The volatile organic sulfur compound allicin (diallyl thiosulfinate) is produced as a defense
substance when garlic (Allium sativum) tissues are damaged, for example by the activities of …

Melaleuca is one of the genera of the Myrtaceae family enriched in tea tree oil (TTO). Tea
tree oils of Melaleuca bracteata and Melaleuca alternifolia are of prime importance and have …

Cover crops are an important component of integrated weed management programs in
annual and perennial crop** systems because of their weed suppressive abilities. They …