necrotroph
Look at other dictionaries:
Parasitoid — SEM image of endoparasitoid ciliates of the genus Collinia, which can cause mass mortality in affected krill populations A parasitoid is an organism that spends a significant portion of its life history attached to or within a single host… … Wikipedia
Saprolegnia — Scientific classification Kingdom: Chromalveolata Phylum … Wikipedia
Appressorium — An appressorium is a flattened, hyphal pressing organ, from which a minute infection peg grows and enters the host, using turgor pressure capable of punching through even Mylar. Fungi that exhibit appressorial formation include the necrotroph… … Wikipedia
Eyespot (wheat) — Eyespot is an important fungal disease of wheat caused by the necrotrophic fungus Tapesia yallundae ( Pseudocercosporella herpotrichoides W type [anamorph] ) and Tapesia acuformis ( Pseudocercosporella herpotrichoides R type [anamorph] ). It is… … Wikipedia
Glossary of phytopathology — This is a glossary of some of the terms used in phytopathology.Phytopathology is the study of plant diseases. It is a multi disciplinary since prerequisites for disease development are the presence of a susceptible host species, a pathogen and… … Wikipedia
necrotrophic — /nɛkrəˈtrɒfɪk/ (say nekruh trofik) adjective Biology of, relating to, or designating a parasitic organism that kills the cells of its host before ingesting them. {necro + trophic} –necrotroph, noun …
