Plant ally
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Plant allies are plants grown near crop plants for the purpose of providing some benefit to the crop. Frequently these benefits involve helping with pest control, sometimes by being a more attractive host for the pest, sometimes by attracting predators, and sometimes by producing chemicals that repel or kill pests.