Allelopathy is a biological phenomena in which one organism
creates one or more biochemicals that inu-ence the germina,
tionv growthv s-rdidalv anf reprof-ction o. other organismsT (hese
biochemicals are prof-cef by the organism that is ca-sing the al,
lelopathyT Allelochemicals are a type o. biochemical that can hade
either help.-l "re.erref to as )positide allelopathy)q or festr-ctide
"re.erref to as )negatide allelopathy)q eOects on the organisms that
are being targetef anf the comm-nity as a wholeT Allelopathy is a
term that is .re[-ently restrictef to re.erring to chemically mefi,
atef competition that occ-rs between plantsT 1n the other hanfv
allelopathy can also be fe]nef more generally as chemically mefiatef
ridalry that occ-rs between any type o. organismT Allelochemicals
are a s-bset o. seconfary metabolitesIRE that are not firectly nec,
essary .or the metabolic processes o. the allelopathic organism "iTeT
growthv fedelopmentv anf reprof-ctionqTSt
