ALLELOPATHY AND WEED CONTROL IN CHANGING CLIMATE

Climate changes and ecological sustainability in agriculture and food production in Serbia, the region and Southeastern Europe : proceedings, (pp. 213-220)

AUTHOR(S) / АУТОР(И): Ljiljana Radivojević1, Marija Sarić-Krsmanović1, Jelena Gajić-Umiljendić1, Ljiljana Šantrić1, Danijela Šikuljak2

1Institute of Pesticides and Environmental Protection, Belgrade, 2Institute for Plant Protection and Environment, Belgrade

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DOI: 10.46793/MAK2025.213R

ABSTRACT / САЖЕТАК:

Modern agriculture involves dealing with challenges from climate change, environmental pollution, depletion of natural resources, as well as pressure to cope with dependence on agricultural inputs with aim sustainable management of crop production and the environment. Weeds are one of the most challenging problems facing agricultural production, while modern agriculture relies heavily on synthetic herbicides for weed control. The excessive use of synthetic herbicides has contributed significantly to soil degradation, environmental pollution and adverse effects on non-target organisms and human health. Also, long-lasting exploitation of herbicides with one target site in plants has resulted in the evolution of weeds resistant to herbicides. Due to all these problems, there is a need to develop a sustainable, environmentally friendly tool for weed management. One great field for discovering new approaches for weed control is allelopathy and allelochemicals. Allelopathy is a biological phenomenon of chemical interaction between plants and this phenomenon has great potential to be used as an effective and environmentally friendly tool for weed management in agriculture. Previous studies showed that some plant species possess potent allelochemicals that have great potential to be ecofriendly bioherbicides.

KEYWORDS / КЉУЧНЕ РЕЧИ:

Allelopathy, Allelochemicals, Bioherbicides, Weed control

ACKNOWLEDGMENT:

The research presented in this article is part of Contracts No. 451-03-66/2024-03/200010, 451-03-65/2024-03/200216 and 451-03-65/2024-03/200114 financially supported by the Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of the Republic of Serbia.

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