Dictionary » A » Abiotic stress Abiotic stressabiotic stress (Science: botany) Nonliving environmental factors (such as drought, extreme cold or heat, high winds) that can have harmful effects on plants. abiotic factors that have a negative impact on organisms in a given environment. An example of abiotic stress is acid Rain caused by pollution, where pollution reduces a species capacity to survive in the environment due to its harmful nature. Please contribute to this project, if you have more information about this term feel free to edit this page
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