Allelopathy : Field Observations and Methodology : Proceedings of the International Conference on Allelopathy in Sustainable Agriculture, Forestry and Environment, September 6-8, 1994, New Delhi/edited by Shamsher S. Narwal and Patric Tauro. 1996, 2 volumes, 576 p., figs., $94.
Contents: Preface. Volume I: I. Field Observations: 1. Allelopathy related problems in crop production, agroforestry and agrihorticulture/S.S. Narwal. 2. Allelopathy in eucalyptus: Australian studies/R.J. Willis. 3. Allelopathy from ecosystem to cell in spruce (picea abies) forests/F. Pellissier. 4. Allelopathy in horticulture crops/D. Leela and S. Mohandas. 5. Allelopathy in aquatic ecosystems/U. Goel. 6. Allelopathic interactions between some weeds and crops: the South African experience/C.F. Reinhardt and R. Meisner. 7. Allelopathy in agroforestry systems/A.S. Gill and S.S. Parihar. II. Methodology: 8. Whither allelopathy?/P. Tauro. 9. Chemical analysis of allelopathic compounds/G.R. Walter and M.C. Feng. 10. Allelopathic research: methodological, ecological and evolutionary aspects/M.J. Reigosa, X.C. Souto and L. Gonzalez. 11. Plant excretions as natural antiozonants and origin of free radicals: theoretical approach/V.V. Roshchina. 12. Potential allelochemicals from aquatic weeds: their action on microalgae/G. Aliotta, M. Della Greca, P. Monaco, G. Pinto, A. Pollio and L. Previtera. 13. Suggested methodology for allelopathy laboratory bioassays/S.S. Narwal.
III. Contributory papers: 14. Allelopathic potential of C3 and C4 weeds on seedling vigour of wheat (triticum durum desf.)/D.S. Uppar, A.S. Nalini, M.B. Chetti and S.M. Hiremath. 15. Allelopathic effect of cyperaceous weeds on germination and growth of rice/R.A. Raju and M.N. Reddy. 16. Stimulatory effect of lantana camara on fingermillet/S.R. Ambika and B. Vidya. 17. Effect of various plants leaf leachates on the germination and seedling growth of pathenium hysterophorus L/S. Sankaran, O.S. Kandasamy, C. Loganathan and N. Balasubrahmaniam. 18. Bioassay studies with allelochemical from the bark of prunus cornuta/C.B. Pande, M.C. Purohit, M.S.M. Rawat and G. Pant. 19. Effect of eucalyptus leaves and bark extracts on germination and growth of mustard/S.S. Yadav, D.P.S. Nandal, M.S. Hooda and R. Bahadur. 20. Phytotoxic effect of tree crops on germination and radicle extension of legumes/G. Velu, P.S. Srinivasan and A.M. Ali. 21. Allelopathic interactions of tree species with crops/R.C. Uniyal and A.R. Nautiyal. 22. Screening of bauhinia spp. for fungicidal, bactericidal and insecticidal properties/A.G. Hajra and P. Chatterjee. Appendix: 1. National and local organising committees. 2. Technical programme. 3. List of participants. Author Index. Subject Index.
Volume II: Preface. I. Invited papers: 1. Brassicacae as alternative plants for weed control in sustainable agriculture/W. Oleszek, J. Ascard and H. Johansson. 2. Potentials and prospects of allelopathy mediated weed control for sustainable agriculture/S.S. Narwal. 3. Management of parthenium through allelopathic interactions/M. Mahadeveppa and R.S. Kulkarni. 4. Field crops as source of natural herbicide models sunflower/F.A. Macias, A. Torress and J.M.G. Molinillo. 5. Botanical pesticides in insect pest management: emerging trends and future strategies/G.S. Dhaliwal, R. Arora and V.K. Dilawari. 6. Insectistatic role of plant allelochemics in pest management/R.N. Sharma. 7. Medicinal and aromatic plants in insect pest management/D. Singh. 8. Allelochemicals from fungal fermination: some research applications/H.G. Culter and S.R. Parker. 9. Allelopathy in nematode management/R.K. Walia and D.S. Bhatti. II. Contributorypapers: 10. Effect of eucalyptus leaf leachates and oil on growth of cyperus rotundus and cynodon daclyton/R.C. Babu, O.S. Kandsamy, M. Nagarajan, S.P. Palaniappan and S. Sankaran. 11. Juvenile hormone activity of some plant oils against mustard aphid (lipaphis erysimi./G. Singh and P.S. Kalsi. 12. Studies on helicoverpa armigera resistance in relation to allelopehemicals in cotton/B. Rosaiah, A.S. Reddy and Y.N. Rao. 13. Pod borer resistance in relation to chemical constitutents in chilli/S.V. Rao. 14. Comparative bioefficacy of neemark (azadirachtin) and conventional insectidides against mango thrips (scirtothrips dorsalis)/S. Kumar, C.B. Patel, A.B. Raiand R.I. Bhatt. 15. Evaluation of neem insecticides against the cardamom thrips (Sciothrips cardamomi)/B. Gopakumar and J. Singh. 16. Bioefficacy of azadirachtin (neem) based formulation against castor semilooper (achaeajanata)/D.B. Jyani, T.M. Bharpoda and J.R. Patel. 17. Efficacy of oilseed cakes, crop straws and saw dust against seedling blight of eucalytus/J.C. Kaushik, V.K. Gupta and N. Kaushik. Author Index. Subject Index.