Term:
Competitiveness
Definition:
A plant’s ability to exploit essential resources such as light, water and nutrients at the expense of other plants. This may be influenced by resistance to herbivores, herbicides or pathogens.
Domain:
Agriculture
Source:
Procedures for Ecological Risk Assessment of Herbicide and Insect Resistant Crops – Focus on Weed Aspects, AGP, FAO, 2003, (J1673).
