Presents brief history of allelopathy and its importance in environmental health and sustainable agriculture, discussing allelopathy from a biotechnological point of view. Reviews synthetic pesticides and the environmental pollution associated with them while detailing the theme of allelopathy and agricultural sustainability.
Fernanda Maria Policarpo Tonelli, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at Federal University of São João del Rei, Brazil. Specializing in biotechnology/molecular biology, she has been studying nanomaterials applications in plants and the allelopathic potential of secondary metabolites, resulting in several granted patents. She has published books, book chapters, and scientific articles. She has been recognized with various awards, including For Women in Science Brazil (awarded by L'Oreal Brasil, UNESCO in Brazil, and Brazilian Academy of Sciences) and Under 30 Brazil (Forbes).
Waseem Mushtaq, PhD, is a postdoctoral researcher at Liege University, Belgium, focusing on weed management through the application of allelopathy, green chemistry, and omics technology. Dr Mushtaq has published several book chapters and numerous research papers in journals of national and international repute. He co-authored the book Allelopathy: Potential for Green Agriculture.
Arpita Roy, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering and Technology at Sharda University, India. Her areas of interest include plant biotechnology, environmental biotechnology, green nanoparticle synthesis, and microbiology. She has published peer-reviewed papers as well as several books, and has presented papers at national and international conferences. She has been listed in the top 2% of scientists in the world (per Stanford University and Elsevier for 2022, 2023, and 2024.
Münir Öztürk, PhD, DSc, is Vice President of the Islamic World Academy of Sciences. He was formerly Chairman of the Botany Department and Founding Director of the Centre for Environmental Studies at Ege University, Turkey. He was also a consultant fellow at the Faculty of Forestry at the Universiti Putra Malaysia and a distinguished visiting scientist at the International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences at Karachi University, Pakistan. He has published many books, book chapters, and papers in journals.
Flávia Cristina Policarpo Tonelli is a PhD student, currently researching bioactive phytochemicals present in the natural product green propolis. She has published four scientific articles and 15 book chapters. She has served as a reviewer for reputed journals.
Khalid Rehman Hakeem, PhD, is Professor at King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia, involved with international research with various government organizations. A prolific author and editor, he has published many research papers, book chapters, and edited books. Dr Hakeem serves as a journal editorial board member and reviewer, and an advisory board member of Cambridge Scholars Publishing, UK.
