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Plant pathology
The scientific study of plant diseases, their treatment and prevention.
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primary inoculum
Plants; Plant pathology
Inoculum, usually from an overwintering source, that initiates disease in the field, as opposed to inoculum that spreads disease during the season.
cuticle
Plants; Plant pathology
Noncellular outer layer of an insect or a nematode; water-repellent, waxy layer of epidermal cells of plant parts, such as leaves, stems and fruit.
stunting
Plants; Plant pathology
Reduction in height of a vertical axis resulting from a progressive reduction in the length of successive internodes or a decrease in their number.
days to harvest
Plants; Plant pathology
Term for the prescribed minimum number of days required by U. S. government regulations between a pesticide application and the harvest of the crop.
ovary
Plants; Plant pathology
The female reproductive structure of organisms; in plants, enlarged basal portion of a pistil, containing the ovules and developing into the fruit.
Puccinia pathway
Plants; Plant pathology
The region through which rust urediniospores move from southern areas through all grain-producing areas of the United States to Canada each season.
pectin
Plants; Plant pathology
A methylated polymer of galacturonic acid found in the middle lamella and the primary cell wall of plants; jelly-forming substance found in fruit.
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