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cje ›› 1993, Vol. ›› Issue (1): 45-48.

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Chemical Interaction Among Organisms and Their Application

Song Qishi   

  1. Kunming Institute of Ecolo-gy, Academia Sinica 650223
  • Received:1991-08-06 Revised:1991-11-10 Online:1993-02-10

Abstract: This paper reviews the most active research fields on chemical interaction among organisms:(1)allelopa-thy among plants, which is widely applied in agriculture and horticulture,(2)biochemical interaction be-tween plants and insects,(3)biochemical interaction among insects and(4)biochemical interaction among mammals and between mammals and plants.n addition,some new fields such as chemical communica-tion among fish and raptiles,chemical interaction between insects and microorganisms and between plants and microorganisms,and future research trends such as chemical adaptation of organisms to their envi-ronments,effects of environmental chemicals on organisms and biochemical interaction among organisms on community and ecosystem levels are also introduced.