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