Facts about carrot-like plants during the first part of the year, the plant produces leaves that grow directly from the top of the root there is no above ground stem the root becomes crammed with food materials produced from photosynthesis during the latter part of the year, or during the second year (biennials), the plant sends up a stem the stem produces flowers, followed by fruits with their contained seeds the root becomes shrunken and, often, partly decayed following the reproductive period, the plant dies The roots of such plants as carrots serve as energy storage sites which are later used for flower and seed production (reproduction) J] ALLELOCHEMICS Allelochemic - a chemical produced by a plant to inhibit or repel other plants and animals Allelochemics repel specific competitors the chemical may produce a detrimental effect on one herbivore and have no effect on another species.
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leaves that grow directly from the top of the root
with food materials
as energy storage sites
a detrimental effect on one herbivore
from the top of the root
from photosynthesis T:during the latter part of the year
no effect on another species
T:as carrots serve as energy storage sites
up a stem the stem produces flowers, followed by fruits with their contained seeds T:during the second year
shrunken
flowers
specific competitors
for flower and seed production T:later