The sustainable management of the environment and crop production in modern agriculture
involves dealing with challenges from climate change, environmental pollution, depletion of …

Plants abound with active ingredients. Among these natural constituents, allelochemicals
and signaling chemicals that are released into the environments play important roles in …

Rice is one of the most important food crops in the world, and staple for more than half of the
global population. Looming water crisis, water-intensive nature of rice cultivation and …

Allelopathy is a naturally occurring ecological phenomenon of interference among
organisms that may be employed for managing weeds, insect pests and diseases in field …

The loss of carbon from roots (rhizodeposition) and the consequent proliferation of
microorganisms in the surrounding soil, coupled with the physical presence of a root and …

It is estimated that more than 95% of organic production is based on crop varieties that were
bred for the conventional high-input sector. Recent studies have shown that such varieties …

Competitive crop cultivars offer a potentially cheap option to include in integrated weed
management strategies (IWM). Although cultivars with high competitive potential have been …

Weeds are known to cause enormous losses due to their interference in agroecosystems.
Because of environmental and human health concerns, worldwide efforts are being made to …

Many cereals accumulate hydroxamic acids derived from 2-hydroxy-2 H-1, 4-benzoxazin-3
(4 H)-one. These benzoxazinoid hydroxamic acids are involved in defense of maize against …

The importance, characteristics, positive and negative impacts, and future role of weeds as
an integral part of the natural and agroecosystems are evaluated and discussed …