KIDS TRIVIA

Detailed explanation-1: -Allelopathy, also called the interaction effect, means that chemical substances produced by certain plants then affect the growing development of other plants2. Allelochemicals can stimulate or inhibit the germination or/and growth of plants, and increase the resistance of crops to biotic and abiotic stress.

Detailed explanation-2: -The word allelopathy comes from two Greek words allelon and pathos; where allelon means ‘each other’ and pathos means ‘to suffer’. Thus in the phenomenon of plant allelopathy, allelopathic plants create adverse conditions to other neighboring plants by reducing their seed germination and seedling growth.

Detailed explanation-3: -Allelopathy refers to the chemical inhibition of one species by another. The “inhibitory” chemical is released into the environment where it affects the development and growth of neighboring plants. Allelopathic chemicals can be present in any part of the plant.