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T1 Allelopathy: The Chemical Language of Plants
A1 Macías Domínguez, Francisco Antonio
A1 García Durán, Alexandra
A1 González Molinillo, José María
A2 Química Orgánica
AB In Nature, the oldest method of communication between living systems is the chemical language. Plants, due to their lack of mobility, have developed the most sophisticated way of chemical communication. Despite that many examples involve this chemical communication process—allelopathy, there is still a lack of information about specific allelochemicals released into the environment, their purpose, as well as in-depth studies on the chemistry underground. These findings are critical to gain a better understanding of the role of these compounds and open up a wide range of possibilities and applications, especially in agriculture and phytomedicine. The most relevant aspects regarding the chemical language of plants, namely kind of allelochemicals, have been investigated, as well as their releasing mechanisms and their purpose will be described in this chapter.
PB Springer
SN 2191-7043
YR 2020
FD 2020
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/34680
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/34680
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 14-nov-2026