"resist" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- Bt corn is genetically modified to resist certain insects.
- Bamboo intended for use in construction should be treated to resist insects and rot.
- In the years ahead, the industry promises to bring forth several significant groups of products, including the following: * Genetically altered crops that can resist herbicides, disease and insects.
- The eco-friendly future is in outdoor hanging baskets with liners woven from coconut fiber that eliminate root rot, resist insects and maintain moisture.
- He believes in the power of compost, which builds good soil, which grows healthy plants, which can resist disease and insects.
- Cellulose is treated with a flame retardant and insect repellent, usually boric acid and sometimes borax to resist insects and rodents.
- Despite the hard times, the institute has become a leader in pesticides research and in transgenic plants, whose genes are manipulated to resist certain herbicides, insects and diseases.
- Seeds engineered to resist drought and insects have yielded huge gains and have helped produce record corn harvests the last three years.
- It was slow-growing (taking 200 to 400 years to mature), tall, straight, and had a natural ability to resist mold and insects.
- It would be incredibly tough, the fibers of the branches being dense and very flexible; deep rooted, and genetically engineered to resist disease, insects and even fire.
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