Department of Agronomy, Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar - 125004, India.
Herbologia 6(2): 1–66, (2005).
The allelopathy is a new field of research in agriculture. However, majority of agricultural scientists particularly in developing and underdeveloped countries are unaware of its role in crop production. Hence, this review aims to provide fundamental knowledge to such researchers and to stimulate them to start research in this new and unexplored field. This review has been divided into the following topics: (I) introduction, (2) allelochemicals, (3) role in crop production, (4) allelopathy related problems in crop production and (5) future prospects of research. Besides it also outlines areas of allelopathy research in agriculture and biosciences and source of allelopathy literature. We do hope it will enthuse a large number of scientists to initiate research in this new field of science.
