Week 2. Interference = Competition + Allelopathy
Course Material
- Week 1. Definition, concept and history of allelopathy.
- Week 2. Interference = Competition + Allelopathy
- Week 3. Types of allelopathy. Allelopathic plants. Types of allelochemicals. Release of allelochemicals/Mode of entry into environment.
- Week 4. Factors influencing production and effectiveness of allelochemicals. Mechanism of allelochemicals’ action/Mode of action of allelochemicals
- Week 5. Allelopathic chemistry. Production, release, absorption and translocation of allelochemcials.
- Week 6. Role of allelopathy in agro-eco systems. Allelopathy in Agriculture.
- Week 7. Weeds allelopathic to weeds. Weeds allelopathic to crops.
- Week 8. Crops allelopathic to weeds; Wheat allelopathy for weeds Control. Brassicaceae allelopathy for weed control.
- Week 9. Mid Term Examination
- Week 10. Maize allelopathy for weed control. Rice and rye allelopathy for weed control.
- Week 11. Barley and sorghum allelopathy for weed control. Sunflower allelopathy for weed control.
- Week 12. Allelopathy for weed control in agricultural system (pest managment)
- Week 13. The role of allelopathy in agricultural pest management: Crop rotation, cover crop, Mulching, allelopathic water extracts, combine effect of extracts and herbicides mixtures.
- Week 14. Insect pest management by allelopathy. Disease management by allelopathy.
- Week 15. Enhancing crop productivity by utilizing allelopathy: Allelopathy and crop nutrition. N use efficiency through Biological Nitrification Inhibition.
- Week 16. Enhancing crop productivity by utilizing allelopathy: Nutrients solubilization and release. Nutrient uptake.
- Week 17. Allelopathy: Chelation and nutrient transformation. Recent research trends in allelopathy
- Week 18. Final Examination
- Chapters 18
- Department Agronomy
- Teacher
Dr. Muhammad Yasin
