A powerful inhibitor leached from intact chrysanthemum plants completely masked the promotive effects of gibberellins in the bioassay systems. Apparently this inhibitor was a phenolic compound that completely inhibited lettuce seed germination and partially inhibited growth of intact chrysanthemum plants. Other inhibitors are leached from plants and are involved in allelopathy.
— Biochemical Interactions Among Plants
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by United States National Committee for the International Biological Program; Environmental Physiology Subcommittee
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