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ALLELOPATHY

CHEMISTRY AND
MODE OF ACTION OF
ALLELOCHEMICALS

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EDITED BY
Francisco A. Macías
Juan C. G. Galindo
José M. G. Molinillo
Horace G. Cutler

ALLELOPATHY

CHEMISTRY AND
MODE OF ACTION OF
ALLELOCHEMICALS

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Allelopathy : chemistry and mode of action of allelochemicals / edited by Francisco A. Macías,
Juan C.G. Galindo, José M.G. Molinillo, and Horace G. Cutler.
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1. Allelochemicals. 2. Allelopathic agents. 3. Allelopathy. I. Macías, Francisco A., Galindo,
Juan C.G., Molinillo, Jose M.G., and Cutler, Horace G.

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To our beloved families

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Preface

The development of the science of allelopathy may be likened to the genesis

of a painting. The initial few sketches may be highly criticized as clumsy and

amateurish, but as the work builds, the skeletal structure slowly becomes animated

and the content more substantial. And, like art, the science is never truly finished

but continues to grow. The case of the painter Degas gives an analogous example.

Often, purchasers of his work would return to their homes, after an evening out, to

discover their 'Degas’ missing. After some panic and considerable search, they

found that Degas had visited their home during their absence because he had

noted, on an earlier visit, that there was an unfinished element on the canvas. He

had then 'borrowed’ the painting, added the missing information and, later, returned

the work to its owners. However, we are not told how many times this happened to

a singular painting.

In allelopathy, the canvas is handed down to each generation for further

development. In its entirety, the progressive art should encompass observation,

chemistry, and mode of action, culminating in practical application, the latter, of

course, solving practical problems to the benefit of the general population.

Initially, most of the work in allelopathy was observational, and the science

was chided by purists as being clumsy and somewhat lacking in hard content and

proof. But in recent years, some of the chemical causes and effects for the

allelopathic phenomenon have begun to take form. Essentially, this was the

substance of Recent Advances in Allelopathy. Volume 1. A Science for the Future.

(Eds. F.A. Macias, J.C.G. Galindo, J.M.G. Molinillo and H.G. Cutler. University

of Cadiz Press. 1999). Indeed, that publication was a mix of both observational

and chemical allelopathy, and it emanated from the First Symposium of the

International Allelopathy Society (IAS), held in Cadiz, Spain, in September 1996.

Essentially, the present work, Allelopathy: Chemistry and Mode of Action of

Allelochemicals is Volume II in the continuing saga of allelopathy and the title is self

explanatory.

Perhaps, in the future, a further volume will cover those discoveries that

have made significant contribution in the application of allelochemicals and

practices of importance, not only financially, but also aesthetically.

The Editors

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Contributors

G. Aliotta. Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, II Università di Napoli, via

Vivaldi, 43-81100 Caserta, Italy.

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