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Cyanobacterial and Algal Allelopathy

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Allelopathy

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Allelopathy has been known in both aquatic as well as terrestrial ecosystems. Most of the detailed studies have employed terrestrial areas, whereas aquatic ones took the back seat in terms of studies conducted, primarily due to dilution of allelochemicals in such habitats. However, phytoplankton dominance in a water body depends upon many complex factors, including release of allelochemicals by these organisms. These tiny organisms release a spectrum of metabolites in water, which differentially regulate the growth of various algae and cyanobacteria. Allelochemicals produced from these organisms cause habitat shift, control water bloom formation, biofertility, and other growth functions.

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Ahluwalia, A.S. (2013). Cyanobacterial and Algal Allelopathy. In: Cheema, Z., Farooq, M., Wahid, A. (eds) Allelopathy. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-30595-5_21

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