单词 | allelopathy |
释义 | allelopathyn. Ecology. The deleterious process by which one organism (esp. a plant) influences others nearby through the escape or release of toxic or inhibitory substances into the environment. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > disease or injury > [noun] > property of being injurious to plants > substance injurious to plants > release of injurious substance by other plants allelopathy1938 1938 Hort. Abstr. 8 249 Allelopathy. 1949 Sci. Monthly Apr. 260/2 E. De Wildeman, a contemporary student of this phase of plant life (to which the name ‘allelopathy’ or ‘teletoxy’ has been given), [etc.]. 1961 Symp. Soc. Exper. Biol. 15 243 Perhaps the term ‘allelopathy’ should be extended to include the manifold mutual effects of metabolic products of both plants and animals. 1982 J. B. Harborne Introd. Ecol. Biochem. (ed. 2) viii. 212 In this case of allelopathy, as in most others, the toxin is effective against many but by no means all competing plant species. 2001 Org. Gardening July 47/3 Scientists haven't yet identified the exact compounds in sunflowers that cause allelopathy, but these chemicals seem to target broad-leaved weeds. Derivatives aˌlleloˈpathic adj. relating to or of the nature of allelopathy; designating a plant product having such toxic or inhibitory qualities. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > disease or injury > [adjective] > injurious to plants > of plants releasing substance toxic to others allelopathic1960 allelochemic1970 allelochemical1970 1960 Bot. Rev. 26 414 The over-all growth of a plant undoubtedly is determined more by the proper balance of growth factors (space, light, water, mineral nutrients, etc.) than by allelopathic factors. 1984 E. J. Kormondy Concepts Ecol. (ed. 3) iv. 139 This chemical results in the weaker filter feeder (Epischura) having an inhibiting, or allelopathic, impact on the stronger filter feeder (Diaptomus). 2002 E. N. O’Rourke & L. C. Standifer Gardening Humid South xvi. 215 A research group from Michigan State did some interesting work on the use of allelopathic substances from sorghum mulch for weed control. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1938 |
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