Term:
Beneficial organism
Definition:
An organism directly or indirectly advantageous to plants or plant products, including biological control agents (BCAs).
Domain:
Agriculture
Source:
Guide to the classical biological control of insect pests in planted and natural forests, FAO Forestry Paper No. 182, 2019 (http://www.fao.org/3/ca3677en/CA3677EN.pdf).