Author(s)

Yau Lam, Cho Wing Sze, Yao Tong, Tzi Bun Ng, Sydney Chi Wai Tang, James Chung Man Ho, Qiaoqing Xiang, Xiao Lin, Yanbo Zhang

Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Department of pulmonary respiration, The Fuling Centre Hospital, Chong Qing, China.
School of Chinese Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
School of Chinese Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China;.
The Fuling Centre Hospital, Chong Qing, China.
The School of Biomedical Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.

Objective: This paper mainly discusses the Allelopathic potential of Wheat. Methods: This paper is prepared by reviewing the latest academic literatures. Result: The green revolution in the 1960s caused an increase in the demand for food. The agricultural sector and farmers tended to spend more time on the agricultural work but the crop yield was suppressed by the weeds. Hence, the usage of herbicide insecticides, fungicides and others chemicals had been increased. Although herbicides are efficient for weed controls, the continuous uses had gradually stimulated the weeds developing an effecttive resistance to the chemicals. Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is known as allelopathic against crops and weeds. Allelopathy of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) has been extensively examined for its potentials in weeds management. The allelopathic activity of wheat has been attributed to hydroxamic acids, the related compounds and phenolic acids. Therefore, it could effectively reduce herbicide uses in order to maintain an eco-friendly environment and a cost-effective weed control.

Wheat; Allelopathic Effect; Allelopathic Crop; Straw; Stubble; Benzoxazinones; Phenolics

Lam, Y. , Sze, C. , Tong, Y. , Ng, T. , Tang, S. , Ho, J. , Xiang, Q. , Lin, X. and Zhang, Y. (2012) Research on the allelopathic potential of wheat. Agricultural Sciences, 3, 979-985. doi: 10.4236/as.2012.38119.