Allelopathy in The Life of Plants and their Communities

Contents: Introduction. 1. History of the study and future developments and ways of the problem of the chemical interaction of plants. 2. Excretory functions of plants. The plant as a donor of active substances. 3. The active substances and their accumulation in the environment. The problem of the environment. 4. The absorption of organic substances and their physiological and biochemical effects on plants. The plant as an acceptor of organic secretions. 5. Phytocenotic value of and practical problems of utilising allelopathy. Appendices. References.