Term:
Herbicide resistant crop; HR crop; HRC
Definition:
A crop plant that by genetic modification(s) or conventional breeding has acquired resistance towards a herbicide it would otherwise be susceptible to.
Domain:
Agriculture
Source:
Procedures for Ecological Risk Assessment of Herbicide and Insect Resistant Crops – Focus on Weed Aspects, AGP, FAO, 2003, (J1673).
