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Fungus gardening

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-002717

Cultivation of fungi in the nests by certain species of ants and termites as a source of food.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-002717
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectAnimals, Livestock, One Health
Synonymsfungus farming
ReferencesNAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoInsect behavior; Fungus gardens; Symbiosis; Leaf-cutting ants; Mycelium
TranslationsSpanish: cultivo de jardines de hongos
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-002717",
  "term": "Fungus gardening",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Cultivation of fungi in the nests by certain species of ants and termites as a source of food.",
  "synonyms": [
    "fungus farming"
  ],
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "insect behavior",
    "fungus gardens",
    "symbiosis",
    "leaf-cutting ants",
    "mycelium"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "cultivo de jardines de hongos"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/fungus-gardening/"
}

Record 2,687 of 6,798 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.