Allelopathic potential of tropical plants—a review
The need to meet food demand becomes more urgent as it is forecasted to increase by 50 over the next century. Thus, agronomists promote sensible tools and approaches to eradicate factors that hamper crop production, mainly weeds. The constant use of chemical herbicides to control weeds leads to an i...
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| author | Motmainna, Mst. Juraimi, Abdul Shukor Ahmad-Hamdani, Muhammad Saiful Hasan, Mahmudul Yeasmin, Sabina Anwar, Md. Parvez Islam, A. K. M. Mominul |
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| description | The need to meet food demand becomes more urgent as it is forecasted to increase by 50 over the next century. Thus, agronomists promote sensible tools and approaches to eradicate factors that hamper crop production, mainly weeds. The constant use of chemical herbicides to control weeds leads to an increased risk of herbicide-resistant weed populations, environmental pollution, unsafe agricultural products, and negative effects on human health. These problems have caused an interest among researchers to replace synthetic herbicides with alternatives. The purpose of this review was to present the current knowledge base on allelopathic tropical plants and their potential for use in the development of natural product-based, environmentally friendly herbicides for sustainable agriculture, and to stimulate future discussion on this topic. The defence mechanisms of tropical plants have received particular attention because of their potential weed control ability as a natural pesticide that can prevent the overuse of synthetic pesticides. The ancient knowledge of the toxic properties of various tropical plants gives us a basis for creating a novel pest control approach. The synthesis of biopesticides based on allelochemicals opens up the possibility of utilizing natural compounds in crop protection and demonstrates the ability to deal with evolved pesticide resistance. |
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| spelling | upm-1064822024-08-12T07:16:44Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/106482/ Allelopathic potential of tropical plants—a review Motmainna, Mst. Juraimi, Abdul Shukor Ahmad-Hamdani, Muhammad Saiful Hasan, Mahmudul Yeasmin, Sabina Anwar, Md. Parvez Islam, A. K. M. Mominul The need to meet food demand becomes more urgent as it is forecasted to increase by 50 over the next century. Thus, agronomists promote sensible tools and approaches to eradicate factors that hamper crop production, mainly weeds. The constant use of chemical herbicides to control weeds leads to an increased risk of herbicide-resistant weed populations, environmental pollution, unsafe agricultural products, and negative effects on human health. These problems have caused an interest among researchers to replace synthetic herbicides with alternatives. The purpose of this review was to present the current knowledge base on allelopathic tropical plants and their potential for use in the development of natural product-based, environmentally friendly herbicides for sustainable agriculture, and to stimulate future discussion on this topic. The defence mechanisms of tropical plants have received particular attention because of their potential weed control ability as a natural pesticide that can prevent the overuse of synthetic pesticides. The ancient knowledge of the toxic properties of various tropical plants gives us a basis for creating a novel pest control approach. The synthesis of biopesticides based on allelochemicals opens up the possibility of utilizing natural compounds in crop protection and demonstrates the ability to deal with evolved pesticide resistance. Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023 Article PeerReviewed Motmainna, Mst. and Juraimi, Abdul Shukor and Ahmad-Hamdani, Muhammad Saiful and Hasan, Mahmudul and Yeasmin, Sabina and Anwar, Md. Parvez and Islam, A. K. M. Mominul (2023) Allelopathic potential of tropical plants—a review. Agronomy, 13 (8). pp. 1-21. ISSN 2073-4395 https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/13/8/2063 10.3390/agronomy13082063 |
| spellingShingle | Motmainna, Mst. Juraimi, Abdul Shukor Ahmad-Hamdani, Muhammad Saiful Hasan, Mahmudul Yeasmin, Sabina Anwar, Md. Parvez Islam, A. K. M. Mominul Allelopathic potential of tropical plants—a review |
| title | Allelopathic potential of tropical plants—a review |
| title_full | Allelopathic potential of tropical plants—a review |
| title_fullStr | Allelopathic potential of tropical plants—a review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Allelopathic potential of tropical plants—a review |
| title_short | Allelopathic potential of tropical plants—a review |
| title_sort | allelopathic potential of tropical plants—a review |
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