PESTICIDE TOLERANCE
\pˈɛstɪsˌa͡ɪd tˈɒləɹəns], \pˈɛstɪsˌaɪd tˈɒləɹəns], \p_ˈɛ_s_t_ɪ_s_ˌaɪ_d t_ˈɒ_l_ə_ɹ_ə_n_s]\
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The total amount of pesticide residue that can be allowed to remain within a crop, that will be harvested. Secondly, it might also mean the ability gained by a pest which has mutated, allowing it to tolerate the effects of a pesticide.
By Henry Campbell Black
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Sparus auratus
- A species of PERCIFORMES commonly used in saline aquaculture.