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Host preferences

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-003231

The selection of a particular host species by a pest, pathogen or parasite based on the host's capacity to provide nutrition, shelter or otherwise support development.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-003231
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectNatural Resources, Conservation, Environment
Synonymshost suitability
ReferencesNAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoEcological processes and phenomena; Trophic relationships; Host-parasite relationships; Host-pathogen relationships; Hosts
TranslationsSpanish: preferencias del hospedero
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-003231",
  "term": "Host preferences",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "The selection of a particular host species by a pest, pathogen or parasite based on the host's capacity to provide nutrition, shelter or otherwise support development.",
  "synonyms": [
    "host suitability"
  ],
  "subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
  "see_also": [
    "ecological processes and phenomena",
    "trophic relationships",
    "host-parasite relationships",
    "host-pathogen relationships",
    "hosts"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "preferencias del hospedero"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/host-preferences/"
}

Record 3,195 of 6,798 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.