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plant disease — ▪ plant pathology Introduction an impairment of the normal state of a plant that interrupts or modifies its vital functions. All species of plants, wild and cultivated alike, are subject to disease. Although each species is… … Universalium
Plant disease epidemiology — is the study of disease in plant populations. Much like diseases of humans and animals, plant diseases occur due to pathogens such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, oomycetes, nematodes, phytoplasmas, protozoa, and parasitic plants.cite book| last… … Wikipedia
Plant disease forecasting — is a management system used to predict the occurrence or change in severity of plant diseases. At the field scale, these systems are used by growers to make economic decisions about disease treatments for control. Often the systems ask the grower … Wikipedia
Plant disease symptoms — ▪ Table Plant disease symptoms description and causes examples prenecrotic symptom expression that precedes the death of cells or the disintegration of tissues water soaking a water soaked, translucent condition of tissues caused by water moving… … Universalium
plant disease — noun a disease that affects plants • Hypernyms: ↑disease • Hyponyms: ↑blight, ↑leaf disease, ↑rust, ↑blackheart, ↑black knot, ↑black rot, ↑b … Useful english dictionary
Plant physiology — is a subdiscipline of botany concerned with the function, or physiology, of plants.Salisbury, Frank B. Cleon W. Ross, 1992. Plant physiology , 4th ed. (Belmont, California: Wadsworth Publishing). ISBN 0 534 15162 0] Closely related fields include … Wikipedia
Plant pathology — For the journal, see Plant Pathology (journal). Agriculture … Wikipedia
disease — diseasedly, adv. diseasedness, n. /di zeez /, n., v., diseased, diseasing. n. 1. a disordered or incorrectly functioning organ, part, structure, or system of the body resulting from the effect of genetic or developmental errors, infection,… … Universalium
Disease resistance in fruit and vegetables — There are a number of lines of defence against pests (that is, those animals that cause damage to the plants we grow) and diseases in the organic garden, principal among these being the practice of good husbandry, creating healthy soil and… … Wikipedia
Plant defense against herbivory — Poison ivy produces urushiol to protect the plant from herbivores. In humans this chemical produces an allergic skin rash, known as urushiol induced contact dermatitis … Wikipedia
