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Resistance

With respect to plants: All properties enabling them to fight and overcome, partially or completely, the pathogenic effects of a disease or pest attack. This also includes 'tolerance', the ability of a plant to grow and develop in spite of pest or disease attack. With respect to pests and diseases: The ability of a pest population or disease to survive the poisonous effect of a pesticide.

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