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6. Glossary
Adventice; Weed
Plant that competes with cultivated plants.
Aggregate; Agrégat
Elementary assembly between mineral soil particles (sands and silts) and colloidal cements (clays, humic matter, iron and aluminum hydroxides) that characterizes soil structure on a macroscopic scale.
Auxiliaire de culture; Beneficial organism
A living organism used to improve the health of cultivated plants, and often used to control pests.
Bioagressors; Pest
Living organisms that attack cultivated plants, causing economic damage.
Biodiversity; biodiversity
Variety, quantity and distribution of living organisms in the biosphere or a given ecosystem.
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