Resistant

Pronunciation
/REH-zis-tant/
Category
Pest Management
Singular
Resistant
Plural
Resistant

Definition

Describes a population of organisms that can withstand or survive exposure to a specific pesticide, herbicide, or other control agent.

Etymology

From Latin 'resistere', meaning 'to withstand' or 'to resist'.

Example

The development of resistant strains of insects has become a major challenge in agriculture.

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