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Plant pathology
The scientific study of plant diseases, their treatment and prevention.
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Plant pathology
glucoside
Plants; Plant pathology
A substance that, on decomposition, yields glucose and certain other compounds; some glucosides are defense compounds produced by plants, e.g. cyanogenic or phenolic glucosides.
forest decline
Plants; Plant pathology
Combination of biotic factors (e.g. insect pests, pathogens) and abiotic factors (e.g. drought, air pollution) that contributes to poor growth and death of populations of trees.
abscission
Plants; Plant pathology
The shedding of leaves or other plant parts as the result of physical weakness in a specialized layer of cells (the abscission layer) that develops at the base of the structure.
indicator plant
Plants; Plant pathology
Plant that reacts to a pathogen or an environmental factor with specific symptoms, used to detect or identify the pathogen or determine the effects of the environmental factor.
Gram stain
Plants; Plant pathology
Procedure used for identification of bacteria in which crystal violet stain, Gram's iodine, ethyl alcohol and safranin stain are applied in succession to cells of the bacteria.
spermagonium
Plants; Plant pathology
Structure in which male reproductive cells are produced; in rust fungi, globose or flask-shaped haploid fruiting body composed of receptive hyphae and spermatia (pycniospores. )
pycnium for rust fungi
Plants; Plant pathology
Structure in which male reproductive cells are produced; in rust fungi, globose or flask-shaped haploid fruiting body composed of receptive hyphae and spermatia (pycniospores. )
