Preferred term
defoliation
Type
Type of entity- Topic
Broader concept
Broader conceptEntry terms
Alternative terms for the concept.- artificial defoliation
- simulated defoliation
Scope note
Notes about the usage and scope of the concept.- Use for the loss of leaf area by pests, disease, grazing animals, wind, storms, pollution, drought or other stresses. Includes simulated defoliation; For the physiological foliage loss in response to natural environmental cycles USE leaf abscission; For the intentional defoliation of plants by agrochemicals USE defoliants.
Field 001 in MARC Authority Format
- 11225
In other languages
Terms for the concept in other languages.Spanish
URI
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/12578