Plant pathology

Plant pathology

The scientific study of plant diseases, their treatment and prevention.

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enzyme-linked immuno sorbent assay (ELISA)

Plants; Plant pathology

A serological test in which the sensitivity of the reaction is increased by attaching an enzyme that produces a colored product to one of the reactants .

enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)

Plants; Plant pathology

A serological test in which the sensitivity of the reaction is increased by attaching an enzyme that produces a colored product to one of the reactants .

mulch

Plants; Plant pathology

Layer of material, such as organic matter or plastic, applied to the surface of the soil for purposes such as retention of water and inhibition of weeds.

phellem

Plants; Plant pathology

Cork; a protective tissue composed of nonliving cells with suberized walls produced by the phellogen and accumulating on the surface of stems and roots.

ergotism

Plants; Plant pathology

A disease caused by ingestion of grain contaminated with alkaloids of ergot fungi, often called the holy fire or St. Anthony's fire in the Middle Ages.

dominant

Plants; Plant pathology

Describes a phenotypic trait that is expressed in hybrid progeny of diploid organisms even when contributed by only one of the parents (see recessive. )

race

Plants; Plant pathology

Subgroup or biotype within a species or variety, distinguished from other races by virulence, symptom expression, or host range, but not by morphology.