The history of allelopathy
"This book firstly addresses the question of what is allelopathy, as allelopathy is one of these unfortunate terms in ecology that has no unified definition. The book then examines the major episodes in the history of allelopathy: the writings from classical Greece and Rome; mediaeval Arabic, I...
| Main Author: | Willis, R. J. |
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| Other Authors: | SpringerLink (Online service) |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Dordrecht ; London :
Springer,
2007.
Dordrecht ; London : 2007. |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xiv, 316 pages) : illustrations. |
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| Summary: |
"This book firstly addresses the question of what is allelopathy, as allelopathy is one of these unfortunate terms in ecology that has no unified definition. The book then examines the major episodes in the history of allelopathy: the writings from classical Greece and Rome; mediaeval Arabic, Indian and Chinese work; the advent of printing and promulgation of information in the 16th and 17th centuries; the 18th century and the theory of root excretion; the 19th century and the influence of A.P. de Candolle; the early 20th century and the work of Pickering and the USDA Bureau of Soils; and the years leading to the current era." "The work draws extensively on original sources, and consequently many of the assertions published in relation to the background of allelopathy, are shown to be incorrect, or at best very inadequate. There is a great deal of information presented, in a consolidated or accessible form, for the first time. The book endeavours to set the history of allelopathy within both a scientific and sociological context."--Jacket. |
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| Item Description: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. Front Matter; What is Allelopathy?; Allelopathy in the Classical World -- Greece and Rome; Arabic Works; Ancient India, China and Japan; Mediaeval Period and Renaissance; The Eighteenth Century -- Root Excretion; Augustin Pyramus de Candolle, and His Era; The Decline of Allelopathy in the Latter Nineteenth Century; Spencer Pickering, and The Woburn Experimental Fruit Farm, 1894-1921; The USDA Bureau of Soils and Its Influence; Approaching the Modern Era; Back Matter. "This book firstly addresses the question of what is allelopathy, as allelopathy is one of these unfortunate terms in ecology that has no unified definition. The book then examines the major episodes in the history of allelopathy: the writings from classical Greece and Rome; mediaeval Arabic, Indian and Chinese work; the advent of printing and promulgation of information in the 16th and 17th centuries; the 18th century and the theory of root excretion; the 19th century and the influence of A.P. de Candolle; the early 20th century and the work of Pickering and the USDA Bureau of Soils; and the years leading to the current era." "The work draws extensively on original sources, and consequently many of the assertions published in relation to the background of allelopathy, are shown to be incorrect, or at best very inadequate. There is a great deal of information presented, in a consolidated or accessible form, for the first time. The book endeavours to set the history of allelopathy within both a scientific and sociological context."--Jacket. University staff and students only. Requires University Computer Account login off-campus. |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xiv, 316 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781402040931 1402040938 9781402040924 140204092X 1281107999 9781281107992 |
| Access: |
University staff and students only. Requires University Computer Account login off-campus. |