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Agroecological Basis for Managing Biotic Constraints

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Glossary

Abiotic factor:

A non-living component of the environment, such as soil, nutrients, light, fire, or moisture.

Adaptation:

(1) Any aspect of an organism or its parts that is of value in allowing the organism to withstand the conditions of the environment. (2) The evolutionary process by which a species’ genome and phenotypic characteristics change over time in response to changes in the environment.

Agroecology:

The science of applying ecological concepts and principles to the design and management of sustainable agroecosystems.

Agroecosystem:

An agricultural system understood as an ecosystem.

Agroforestry:

The practice of including trees in crop- or animal-production agroecosystems.

Allelopathy:

An interference interaction in which a plant releases into the environment a compound that inhibits or stimulates the growth or development of other plants.

Beneficial insects – arthropods:

Beneficial insects are predators, parasites, or competitors of insect pests, helping to regulate...

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Ghersa, C.M., Martínez-Ghersa, M.A. (2019). Agroecological Basis for Managing Biotic Constraints. In: Savin, R., Slafer, G. (eds) Crop Science. Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology Series. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-8621-7_196

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