Volume: 3, 2024
3rd International PhD Student’s Conference at the University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Poland:
ENVIRONMENT – PLANT – ANIMAL – PRODUCT
Abstract number: P001
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24326/ICDSUPL3.P001
Published online: 24 April 2024
ICDSUPL, 3, P001 (2024)
Exploring the allelopathic landscape. Integrating soil properties and plant interactions
Rendy Anggriawan1*, Kęstutis Romaneckas1
1 Department of Agroecosystems and Soil Science, Faculty of Agronomy, Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy, Studentų 11, 53361 Akademija, Kauno r., Lithuania
* Corresponding author: rendy.anggriawan@vdu.lt
Abstract
Allelopathy plays several roles in the interactions between plants and their environment, with implications for the composition and functioning of plant communities and practices in agriculture and horticulture. This review highlights a comprehensive overview of allelopathy, emphasizing the intricate interplay between soil properties and plant interactions. The complex interplay of soil characteristics with allelochemicals contributes to the diversity of allelopathic interactions observed in nature and agricultural settings between plants and the overall dynamic of ecosystems within a given landscape. We have discussed several potential mechanisms of soil-allelopathic interaction involving the influence of soil, such as chemical retention and release, microbial degradation, transport and distribution, and interactions with nutrients. Chemical retention in soil as it relates to allelopathy is a critical mechanism where the soil can adsorb allelochemicals released by plants. These chemicals can influence the growth and development of surrounding plant life. Chemical retention can impact allelopathy by adsorption, where soil particles, especially clay and organic matter, can adsorb allelochemicals, holding onto them and preventing them from immediately affecting other plants. This can either decrease or delay the allelopathic impact. We have demonstrated strong potential in integrating soil characteristic factors into allelopathy dynamics and sustainable agronomic and agricultural practices. Detailed studies regarding elucidating the allelochemical pathways involved in plants’ synthesis and release of allelochemicals are essential, especially for developing plant allelopathic abilities. Isolation and evaluation of plant allelochemical characteristics offer an alternative to developing more environmentally friendly biological herbicides.
Keywords: allelochemicals, plant interactions, retention, soil, sustainable agriculture
How to cite
R. Anggriawan, K. Romaneckas, 2024. Exploring the allelopathic landscape. Integrating soil properties and plant interactions. In: 3rd International PhD Student’s Conference at the University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Poland: Environment – Plant – Animal – Product. https://doi.org/10.24326/ICDSUPL3.P001