Yes walnut is the commonest example of allelopathy I would tell my students. Hardly any plant grows beneath it.
-- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 11:08 AM, Sushmita Jha <[email protected]>wrote: > Thank you, Mani ji. I did not know that walnut is an allelopathic tree. > What are the other common trees that are allelopathic? Are neem and banyan? > Regards, > Sushmita Jha > On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 11:29 PM, mani nair <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Sushmita ji, nice photos. Last year during our visit to Kashmir we go to >> see lots of Walnut trees with immature fruits. The tree is very beautiful >> and is allelopathic - meaning it does not allow any other plants to grow >> under or near it. >> >> Thanks for sharing >> >> Regards, >> >> Mani. >> * >> *<http://earthfriendlygardening.wordpress.com/2006/11/30/allelopathic-plants-natures-weedkillers/> >> >> On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 11:16 PM, Sushmita Jha <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> These images have been taken by my brother, Somnath Jha, who is based in >>> Srinagar. >> >> >> >
