What is Allelopathy?
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Allelopathy is a biological phenomenon in which an organism produces one or more biomolecules that affect the growth, survival and/or reproduction of other organisms.
Some plants are able to suppress the growth of other plants near them by releasing chemicals in their leaves as they fall and decompose or by releasing allelopathic chemicals from their roots.
These allelopathic chemicals keep new plant species from being able to germinate, or are toxic to the plant after it germinates near them.
Once these chemicals are in the soil, they have a prolonged effect that at times can outlive the plant that produced them.
Allelopathy is the process by which plants release phytochemicals directly into their surrounding environment, inhibiting seed germination and growth of established neighboring species