Allelopathy is a common biological phenomenon by which one organism produces
biochemicals that influence the growth, survival, development, and reproduction of other …

A broad and diversified group of compounds, secondary metabolites, are known to govern
species interactions in ecosystems. Recent studies have shown that secondary metabolites …

Allelopathy is described as the interference to plant growth resulting from chemical
interactions among plants and other organisms mediated through release of plant-produced …

Mediterranean forests are found in the Mediterranean basin, California, the South African
Cape Province, South and southwestern Australia and parts of Central Chile. They represent …

In contrast to plant-animal interactions, the conceptual framework regarding the impact of
secondary metabolites in mediating plant-plant interference is currently less well defined …

Pines constitute a major tree crop, providing an array of products to several industrial
sectors, but still holding significant new and unrealized potential worldwide. Among non …

The Mediterranean region is recognized as a global biodiversity hotspot. However, over the
last decades, the cessation of traditional farming in the north part of the Mediterranean basin …

Allelopathy (the chemical based communication among plants) is gaining more and more
attention thanks to its likely outcomes in several fields, but it is, in the meantime, a …

Over a century of agricultural abandonment across the Mediterranean region has favoured
the installation of the pioneer expansionist species Aleppo pine (Pinus halepensis Miller) …

The ongoing climate change may strongly impact soil biodiversity with cascading effects on
the processes they drive. Thus, it is of prime interest to improve our knowledge about …