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abiotic

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a·bi·ot·ic  (b-tk)
adj.
Nonliving: The abiotic factors of the environment include light, temperature, and atmospheric gases.
abi·osis (-ss) n.
abi·otic·al·ly adv.
abiotic  (b-tk)
Not associated with or derived from living organisms. Abiotic factors in an environment include such items as sunlight, temperature, wind patterns, and precipitation. Compare biotic.
abiosis noun (b-ss)


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Specific chapters then go on to address plant diseases caused by fungi, bacteria, nematodes, viruses, parasitic flowering plants, abiotic factors, pathogens, how people influence plant disease epidemics, the prevention or management of plant disease epidemics, and more.
Essential Plant Pathology by Internet Bookwatch
To date, and as part of Evogene's abiotic stress tolerance program, the company has identified a set of novel gene candidates that have been shown to provide high tolerance to adverse environmental conditions in a number of model crops.
EVOGENE/BIOGEMMA TO DEVELOP DROUGHT TOLERANT CORN by Worldwide Biotech
In the second section, the 5 chapters review how interactions between microbes and various natural biotic and abiotic factors can influence the origin and evolution of virulence in microbial pathogens.
Evolution of Microbial Pathogens by Xu, Jianping / Emerging Infectious Diseases
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