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KLENDUSITY [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-08-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Plant Biology
- Plant Diseases
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- klendusity
1, record 1, English, klendusity
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- disease-escaping ability 2, record 1, English, disease%2Descaping%20ability
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A special kind of disease escape in which a susceptible plant avoids disease because of an intrinsic property of the plant itself that greatly reduces the chances of its being inoculated, even though there may be an abundance of inoculum in the area. 3, record 1, English, - klendusity
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
For example, early-maturing plants escape late-season diseases. 4, record 1, English, - klendusity
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Biologie végétale
- Maladies des plantes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- capacité de résister à une infection
1, record 1, French, capacit%C3%A9%20de%20r%C3%A9sister%20%C3%A0%20une%20infection
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- capacité d'immunisation 2, record 1, French, capacit%C3%A9%20d%27immunisation
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Capacité d'immunisation des plantes. 2, record 1, French, - capacit%C3%A9%20de%20r%C3%A9sister%20%C3%A0%20une%20infection
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-08-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Plant Diseases
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- escape
1, record 2, English, escape
noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ability of a plant which, in a given population of a species or variety of plants in which a disease is prevalant, remains free from disease although it possesses no natural inherent resistance to the disease. 1, record 2, English, - escape
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Sometimes plants escape attack because of the way they grow; for example, an early-maturing plant escapes late-season diseases. That kind of escape is called klendusity. 1, record 2, English, - escape
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Maladies des plantes
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- résistance à l'infection
1, record 2, French, r%C3%A9sistance%20%C3%A0%20l%27infection
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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