Open AccessEpigenetic Battles Underfoot: Allelopathy among Plants Can Target Chromatin Modification
Author(s) -
Nancy R. Hofmann
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the plant cell
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.324
H-Index - 341
eISSN - 1532-298X
pISSN - 1040-4651
DOI - 10.1105/tpc.15.00916
Subject(s) - allelopathy , biology , limiting , coevolution , competition (biology) , weed , chromatin , ecology , botany , germination , gene , genetics , mechanical engineering , engineering
Various plants use root exudates to inhibit the growth of neighboring plants, thereby limiting competition for resources. Such allelopathic interactions between plants have broad implications in terms of community structure, coevolution, and agricultural practices, including weed control ([Inderjit
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