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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. organisms
  3. plants (botany)
  4. trees
  5. plus trees
  1. Plant Production, Gardening
  2. plants (botany)
  3. trees
  4. plus trees
  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal behavior
  3. environmental enrichment
  4. plants (botany)
  5. trees
  6. plus trees
  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal behavior
  3. environmental enrichment
  4. plants (botany)
  5. trees
  6. plus trees
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal behavior
  3. environmental enrichment
  4. plants (botany)
  5. trees
  6. plus trees
  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal care
  3. environmental enrichment
  4. plants (botany)
  5. trees
  6. plus trees
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal care
  3. environmental enrichment
  4. plants (botany)
  5. trees
  6. plus trees

Preferred term

plus trees

Type

  • Organism

Definition

  • Information A tree which in its outward appearance (phenotype) is superior to the average tree of the same species grown at a similar site. Visibly superior characteristics may include morphology, vigor, pest or disease resistance, growth, etc., but these characteristics have not been clonally or progeny tested.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • plus-trees
  • superior trees

Scope note

  • Use for trees that have not been proven superior genetically; for trees that have been verified superior by appropriate testing USE elite trees.

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/137428

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