Chapter 1

Problem and Its setting

Introduction
Plant allelopathy is almost all around us, but some of us have never

heard about this fascinating phenomenon. Allelopathy is a biological

phenomenon by which an organism produces one or more biochemical that

influences the germination, growth, survival and reproduction of another

organism. There biochemicals are also called as allelochemicals and can have

beneficial or detrimental effects on the other plants. On the other hand, plant

allelophaty effects of plant is also called as “Own weed killer of mother nature”.

This activity shows what variety of plants can kill the other plants.

Nowadays many weeds could effect plants growth. This is the ing

worldwide concern over the overincreasing loss of PGR (Plant Genetic

Resources) diversity especially of underutilized crops. This is one of the farmers

problem of the weeds affects the other organism. As you see as well alleloathy

can be also considered for the control of invasion of the weeds

Farmers are often concerned that weeds may reduce crop yields. Weeds

use the same nutrients that crop plants use, often in very similar proportions.

But then with the use of allelopathy it helps lessen the farmers problem.

Allelopathy forms an important role in future weed control and crop

productivity. They are less descriptive of the global ecosystem than the

synthetic agrochemicals.
 Allelopathy on ecological interwoven was the observation of many

scientist,gardeners and green house workers for several hundred years.

According to (Kato andTakamiy,2005).