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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. nurse plants
  1. Plant Production, Gardening
  2. plants (botany)
  3. nurse plants
  1. Fields of Study
  2. behavior
  3. animal behavior
  4. environmental enrichment
  5. plants (botany)
  6. nurse plants
  1. Fields of Study
  2. zoology
  3. animal behavior
  4. environmental enrichment
  5. plants (botany)
  6. nurse plants
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. zoology
  3. animal behavior
  4. environmental enrichment
  5. plants (botany)
  6. nurse plants
  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal husbandry
  3. animal care
  4. environmental enrichment
  5. plants (botany)
  6. nurse plants
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal husbandry
  3. animal care
  4. environmental enrichment
  5. plants (botany)
  6. nurse plants

Preferred term

nurse plants

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information Plants that provide shelter for younger or more valuable trees, crops or other plants by protecting them from damage by frost, wind, sunlight, predators, pests, etc.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • facilitator plants
  • nurse crops
  • nurse trees

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/138386

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