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Title: ALLELOCHEMICALS AS HERBICIDES

Author
item Duke, Stephen
item Scheffler, Brian
item Dayan, Franck

Submitted to: European Allelopathy Symposium
Publication Type: Proceedings
Publication Acceptance Date: 10/14/2001
Publication Date: 6/20/2002
Citation: DUKE,S.O., SCHEFFLER,B.E., DAYAN,F.E., ALLELOCHEMICALS AS HERBICIDES, EUROPEAN ALLELOPATHY SYMPOSIUM, 2002. Book Chapter: "Allelopathy from molecules to ecosystems". PP. 183-195.

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: Phytotoxic natural products (including allelochemicals) offer a great deal of potential in weed management. These compounds are usually toxicologically and environmentally benign and offer the potential for the discovery of new molecular target sites. Some of them can be used directly as herbicides, although few natural products have the proper combination of ftraits desirable in herbicides. However, these properties can sometimes b added by chemical modification of the natural compound. Another approach to deliver these natural compounds as herbicides is to genetically engineer adequate production of them into crops for weed management. This should only be done when barriers to gene flow to other species or even to other varieties of the same crop are in place.