What started with a garden conundrum has morphed into something completely different—a deep dive into learning about the ...

Plants have their own special ways of competing in the garden and in nature. Some become chemical warriors and produce substances that affect the ability of other plants to grow. This is called ...

Allelopathy describes the chemical interactions by which one plant releases biochemicals—known as allelochemicals—into its environment, influencing the germination, growth and survival of neighbouring ...

Harmful algal blooms (HABs) are proliferations of toxin-producing phytoplankton that exert allelopathic pressure through the release of bioactive compounds. These allelochemicals mediate interactions ...

This is a technical name for a simple process. Cornell Unversity has the perfect explanation for alleolpathy. The word allelopathy derives from two separate words. They are allelon which means “of ...

ASHEVILLE, NC--USDA Forest Service research confirms that chemicals in the leaves of the American chestnut suppress the growth of other trees and shrubs--and probably played a part in the species' ...

Crops are being raised from times immemorial without damaging the environment but the use of herbicides during the last 50 years have raised serious doubts about their continuous use. Allelopathic ...

Allelopathy is a biological process in which an organism, typically a plant, produces and releases biochemicals (allelochemicals) into the environment that influence the growth, survival, or ...