Allelopathy of gymnospermous trees |
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Authors: | Harminder Pal Singh Ravinder Kumar Kohli Daizy Rani Batish Paramjit Singh Kaushal |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Botany, Panjab University, 160014 Chandigarh, India |
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Abstract: | The present paper reviews the available literature on the allelopathy of gymnosperms which constitute the famous boreal forests known for their high quality timber and other products of great commercial importance. Nineteen genera belonging to six of the seven taxonomic families of conifers comprising one of the most dominating and largest group of present day gymnosperms, are reported to show the phenomena of allelopathy. The available information signifies the role these mighty trees play in determining the understorey vegetation, ecological succession and forests dynamics besides causing regeneration problems to the donor trees. The allelochemicals, identified from these plants, responsible for such interactions have also been summarised. In most of the cases the leaching of phenolics from the litter predominantly of tree needles, which remain on the ground for a longer time due to slow decomposition rate, are held responsible for these interactions. |
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Keywords: | allelochemicals allelopathy conifers gymnosperms regeneration |
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