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MeSH Heading: Plant Defense Against Herbivory
Tree Number(s): G15.579
Unique ID: D000082462
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000082462
Scope Note: Traits developed in plants that help them avoid being used as host plants or food sources; or to tolerate and recover from HERBIVORY. Traits may be mechanical or chemical such as those that affect accessibility (thorns, thick husks, etc.), attractiveness to herbivore (odor, color, texture, etc.), digestibility (toxins, lignins, etc.), and movement in response to touch.
Entry Term(s): Anti-Herbivore Defense; Anti-Herbivore Defenses; Host-Plant Resistance; Host-Plant Tolerance; Plant Anti-Xenosis; Plant Antibiosis; Plant Antixenosis; Plant Resistance to Herbivory
Public MeSH Note: 2021
History Note: 2021
Date Established: 2021/01/01
Date of Entry: 2020/07/07
Revision Date: 2020/07/22

Allowable Qualifiers: drug effects (DE)

genetics (GE)

immunology (IM)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

Concept UI: M000676544
Scope Note: Traits developed in plants that help them avoid being used as host plants or food sources; or to tolerate and recover from HERBIVORY. Traits may be mechanical or chemical such as those that affect accessibility (thorns, thick husks, etc.), attractiveness to herbivore (odor, color, texture, etc.), digestibility (toxins, lignins, etc.), and movement in response to touch.
Terms: Plant Defense Against Herbivory Preferred Term
Term UI T000996019
Date11/12/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Host-Plant Resistance
Term UI T000996036
Date11/12/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Plant Resistance to Herbivory
Term UI T000996037
Date11/12/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Anti-Herbivore Defense
Term UI T001085140
Date07/22/2020
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Anti-Herbivore Defenses
Term UI T001085141
Date07/22/2020
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021)

Plant Defense Against Herbivory MeSH Descriptor Data 2025