Alfalfa is a perennial legume cultivated worldwide for animal feeding as hay and pasture. Low stand density and yield often occur in alfalfa re-establishment under monoculture leading to decline in forage yield. Literature ...

In agriculture soil sickness is a major problem, which reduces the crops yield. It is caused by various factors viz., soil nutrients imbalance, autotoxins production and accumulation, changes in soil microbial community ...

Sugarcane is crop of tropical and subtropical regions mainly cultivated for sugar production. It has been cultivated for thousands of years, hence, its morphology, biology and ecology are well known. It is source of sucrose ...

DIMBOA, the main hydroxamic acid in maize and wheat, is found mainly as a glucoside in intact maize plants; when the tissue is damaged a β-glucosidase releases DIMBOA from DIMBOA-glucoside. The effects of DIMBOA and its ...

The neem tree (Azadirachta indica A.Juss.) contains a range of biologically active compounds—mainly triterpenoids produced in single secretory cells, which are distributed among all plant parts. Neem secretions are toxic ...

Background: Herbivory reduces leaf area, disrupts the function of leaves, and ultimately alters yield and productivity. Herbivore damage to foliage typically is assessed in the field by measuring the amount of leaf tissue ...

Allelopathy has traditionally been viewed as a phytotoxic disruption of recipient plant metabolism, and allelopathic effects are generally strongest on species lacking historic exposure to particular phytotoxins (Novel ...

Modern agriculture has generated multiple economics, social and environmental  problems. There is an extensive effort to find ecological controls for pests and diseases, trying to preserve environment quality and to achieve ...