CRAB GRASS MAKES ITS OWN HERBICIDE TO KILL OTHER PLANTS
There's an all-out chemical warfare in that peaceful lawn
Contrary to popular belief, crabgrass does not thrive in lawns, gardens and farm fields by simply crowding out other plants. A new study in ACS’ Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry has found that the much-despised weed actually produces its own herbicides that kill nearby plants.
Read more: http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/56160
Plants and trees communicate with each other: http://ottersandsciencenews.blogspot.ca/2013/05/botany-news-plants-and-trees.html
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