1. IntroductionIn order for plants to survive and grow, resources such as nutrients, water, physicalspace and light are required. When one or all of these essential resources arelimited among plant populations, competition tends to occur (Carmona et al.2019).Competition is intense and fierce when organisms of same species havevery similar resource needs and this form of competition is referred to asIntraspecific competition. In the following overview, we will analyze how plantsof same species compete for limited resources such as physical space and light. Wewill also be looking at the effect of limited resource as population density growsalong with examples of different plant species and their response to intraspecificcompetition and the developmental changes that result from the struggle forresources.1.Physical space / Population densityPhysical space is considered an essential resource for plant growth anddevelopment.A plant population can still be limited by physical space despiteother resources such was light and water being abundantly available (Si C et al.
