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Plant pathology
The scientific study of plant diseases, their treatment and prevention.
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Plant pathology
local lesion
Plants; Plant pathology
Small, restricted lesion, often the characteristic reaction of differential cultivars to specific pathogens, especially in response to mechanical inoculation with a virus.
cultivar (CV)
Plants; Plant pathology
A plant type within a species, resulting from deliberate manipulation, which has recognizable characteristics (color, shape of flowers, fruits, seeds and height or form. )
genus
Plants; Plant pathology
A taxonomic category that includes a group of closely related (structurally or phylogenetically) species; the genus or generic name is the first name in a Latin binomial.
gall
Plants; Plant pathology
Abnormal swelling or localized outgrowth, often roughly spherical, produced by a plant as a result of attack by a fungus, bacterium, nematode, insect or other organism.
tumor
Plants; Plant pathology
Abnormal swelling or localized outgrowth, often roughly spherical, produced by a plant as a result of attack by a fungus, bacterium, nematode, insect or other organism.
phellogen
Plants; Plant pathology
Cork cambium; lateral meristem forming the periderm, a protective tissue in stems and roots; phellem (cork) is produced toward the surface, phelloderm toward the inside.
solarization
Plants; Plant pathology
Disease control practice in which soil is covered with polyethylene sheeting and exposed to sunlight, thereby heating the soil and controlling soilborne plant pathogens.
