title: Mathematical modeling of plant allelopathic hormesis based on ecological-limiting-factor models.
abstract: Allelopathy arises from the release of chemicals by one plant species that affect other species in its vicinity, usually to their detriment. Allelopathic effects have been demonstrated to be limiting factors for species distributions and ecological processes in some natural or agricultural communities. Based on the biphasic hormetic responses of plants to allelochemicals, ecological-limiting-factor models were introduced into the An-Johnson-Lovett hormesis model to improve modelling the phenomenon of allelopathic hormesis and to better reflect the nature of allelopathy as a limiting factor in ecological processes. Outcomes of the models have been compared for several sets of experimental data from the literature and good agreement between the models and data was observed, which indicates that the new models give some insight into the ecological mechanisms involved and may provide more options for modelling the allelopathic phenomenon as well as platforms for further research on plant allelopathic hormesis.
authors: Key Laboratory of Ecological Agriculture of Ministry of Agriculture, College of Science, South China Agricultural University, Wushan, Guangzhou 510642, China.
authors: Yinghu
authors: Y
authors: Liu
authors: Xiaoqiu
authors: X
authors: Chen
authors: Shunshan
authors: S
authors: Duan
authors: Yuanjiao
authors: Y
authors: Feng
authors: Min
authors: M
authors: An