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Concept information
Preferred term
biological resistance
Type
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Topic
Definition
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The natural or genetic ability of an organism to avoid or repel attack by biotic agents (pathogens, pests, parasites, etc.) or to withstand the effects of abiotic agents (chemicals, pesticides, salt, wind, heavy metals, etc).
Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff
Type: Concept definition
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
- acid tolerance
- alcohol tolerance
- alkali tolerance
- bile resistance
- cold tolerance
- decay resistance
- disease resistance
- drought tolerance
- drug resistance
- flooding tolerance
- genetic resistance
- heat tolerance
- horizontal resistance
- immunity
- induced resistance
- lodging resistance
- metal tolerance
- osmotolerance
- pesticide resistance
- pest resistance
- preharvest sprouting resistance
- radiation resistance
- resistance mechanisms
- salt tolerance
- shade tolerance
- stress tolerance
- vertical resistance
- wind resistance
Synonyms
- biocide resistance
In other languages
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Spanish
URI
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/114
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