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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > plants (botany) > host plants
Research, Technology, Methods > organisms > plants (botany) > host plants
Plant Production, Gardening > plants (botany) > host plants
Research, Technology, Methods > organisms > hosts > host plants
Preferred Term:

host plants

Definition:
Plants which provide shelter, habitat, breeding sites or serve as a food source as part of the life cycle of another organism.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
NALT Core
Broader Concept:
hosts, plants (botany)
Narrower Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • host crops
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/40972
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RDF/XMLCreated 2006-01-19, last modified 2018-05-09
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