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Originally Posted by Citroënbender
I’m stuck on something you might know.
Vaguely, I remember a term for when the “emissions” of one plant deter the growth of (some species of) others around it. An example is how many trees planted close to a cedar will “shy away” from the foliage intermingling.
Do you remember the terminology for this behaviour?
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I have know of this concept but not the terminology.
"Allelopathy is defined as the effects (stimulatory and inhibitory) of a plant on the development of neighboring plants through the release of secondary compounds. Autoallelophaty is the beneficial or harmful effect of a plant species on itself...."
"Plant allelopathy is the 'chemical warfare' among the plants imposed by one plant on another to suppress the latter and take advantage from that suppression."