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Horst Börner

Bio: Horst Börner is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Plant ecology & Plant physiology. The author has an hindex of 1, co-authored 1 publications receiving 192 citations.

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TL;DR: Agarwal et al. as discussed by the authors published a report on the Liberation of Organic Substances from Higher Plants (LOSSP) from higher plants, which was based on the idea that organic compounds from higher plant can be used to supplement higher plant growth.
Abstract: Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................. 394 Liberation of Organic Substances from Higher Plants ............................................ 396 Root Excretions ................................................................................................................................................. 396 Excretions from Intact Roots ....................................................................................................... 396 Amino Acids ............................................................................................................................................. 396 Sugars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396 Scopoletin and Scopoletin Glycoside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398 Trans-Cinnamic Acid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399 Synthetic Growth Substances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399 Enzymes .......................................................................................................................................................... 400 Excretions from Excised Roots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400 Supplement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400 Liberation of Organic Compounds from Seeds and Fruits ............................ 401 Amino Acids and Sugars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401 Flavones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402 Phenolic Compounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403 Gaseous Excretions (Ethylene, Ammonia, Hydrocyanic Acid)... 403 Liberation of Organic Compounds from Plant Residues ..................................... 403 Phenolic Compounds ......................................................................................................................... 404 3-Acetyl-6-methoxybenzaldehyde .......................................................................................... 404 Amino Acids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405 Amygdalin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406 Phlorizin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406 Supplement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407 Excretions from Leaves ............................................................................................................................. 408 Absinthin .................................................................................................................................................... 408 Amino Acids ............................................................................................................................................ 409 Juglone (5-Hydroxy1,4-naphthoquinone) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409 The Role of Excreted Organic Compounds in the Interaction of Higher Plants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410 The Possibility of Direct Action of Excreted Compounds upon other Plants ....................................................................................................................................................................... 410 Microbial Deeompositlon of Compounds Excreted by Higher Plants to Phytotoxic Substances .............................................................................................................................. 412 Influence of the Microbial Balance in Soil by Excreted Compounds... 412 Summary and Conclusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413 Literature Cited 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TL;DR: It has now been demonstrated conclusively that application of certain compounds to leaves affects the quantity and types of exudates.
Abstract: Although the quantities of organic compounds exuding from roots is not large, seldom exceeding 0.4% of the carbon photosynthesized, they do exert a very strong influence on the soil microorganisms and may be significant in affecting plant nutrient availability. There is evidence that exudates from the roots of some plants are toxic to roots of neighboring plants and to the germination of some seeds.

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TL;DR: Experiments on root and rhizosphere response in plants grown in CO(2)-enriched atmospheres will be reviewed and, where possible, collectively integrated, to offer a series of hypotheses which are considered as priority targets for future research.

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TL;DR: This chapter discusses mechanisms causing transgressive deviation that ensure that the yield of the mixture is either less than that of the lower-yielding monoculture or more than that from mid-monoculture.
Abstract: Publisher Summary This chapter focuses on biomass productivity of mixtures and provides a comparison of the biomass yields of mixtures with those of their components' It discusses the types of interaction causing non-transgressive deviations of mixture yields from mid-monoculture values The chapter discusses mechanisms causing transgressive deviation that ensure that the yield of the mixture is either less than that of the lower-yielding monoculture or more than that of the higher-yielding monoculture Most binary mixtures have been recorded as yielding at a level between the yields of the components' monoculture This non-transgressive yielding can be predicted on the assumption of competition among components for the same resources Such competition leads to equal proportional increases and decreases of plant biomass compared with per-plant performance of the components in monocultures

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TL;DR: There has been a rapid advance in knowledge of mechanisms of action of known allelopathic compounds, at increasingly more fundamental levels, and evidence is mounting that inhibition of nitrification increases as succession progresses toward the climax vegetation, at least in many vegetation types.
Abstract: The latest previous comprehensive review of allelopathy (Rice, 1974) covered research done primarily prior to 1973. There have been numerous reviews published in recent years on specific phases of allelopathy (see III), but most of them covered research results published primarily through 1972 also. This review has been restricted, therefore, largely to research conducted subsequent to 1972, except for background information and significant papers overlooked in previous reviews. There has been almost an exponential increase in the rate of publication of papers concerned with allelopathy. Research has been particularly active in relation to the roles of allelopathy in agriculture, forestry, phytopathology, patterning of vegetation, algal succession, and old-field succession. Our increasing knowledge of the conditions under which certain crop residues cause allelopathic effects to subsequent crops should enable us soon to guard against such effects. We are on the threshold of breeding crop plants that will inhibit the chief weeds in a given area through allelopathic action, and thus decrease the need for synthetic weed killers. Our understanding of allelopathic interactions of various plant species has already been used advantageously in reforestation, and future developments are very encouraging. Our increasing knowledge of allelopathy is aiding greatly in our understanding of many ecological phenomena, such as succession and patterning of vegetation. Evidence is mounting that inhibition of nitrification increases as succession progresses toward the climax vegetation, at least in many vegetation types. This leads to a decrease in the loss of nitrogen. Addition of inhibitors to arable lands to prevent nitrification has proved to be valuable in preventing loss of nitrogen and in increasing crop yields. There has been a rapid advance in our knowledge of mechanisms of action of known allelopathic compounds, at increasingly more fundamental levels. We have known for several years, for example, that some of these compounds inhibit uptake of various minerals, but have not known the mechanism of the action. Recent research indicates this may be due, at least in part, to inhibition of a plasma membrane ATPase that is involved with ion absorption. A thorough knowledge of mechanisms of action of allelochemics is essential to our overall understanding and appreciation of the field of allelopathy.

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