Effect of allelopathy on plant performance: a meta‐analysis

• Published in: Ecology letters Vol. 24; no. 2; pp. 348 - 362
• Main Authors: Zhang, Zhijie, Liu, Yanjie, Yuan, Ling, Weber, Ewald, van Kleunen, Mark, Gurevitch, Jessica
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.02.2021
• Subjects: Allelopathy; Chemical interactions; Coexistence; Community structure; Crop; Domestication; genetic distance; Indigenous plants; interference competition; invasive species; Leachates; life history; Life span; longevity; Meta-analysis; Native species; Phylogenetics; Phylogeny; Plant communities; Plants; Residues; Soil; Soil conditions; soil microbes; Species; succession; Synthesis; Crop; interference competition; succession; life history; meta-analysis; phylogeny; invasive species; soil microbes

Allelopathy (i.e. chemical interactions between plants) is known to affect individual performance, community structure and plant invasions. Yet, a quantitative synthesis is lacking. Here, we performed a meta‐analysis of 384 studies that measured allelopathic effects of one species (allelopathy plant...