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Plant pathology
The scientific study of plant diseases, their treatment and prevention.
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Plant pathology
pathotype
Plants; Plant pathology
A subdivision of a pathogen species characterized by its pattern of virulence or avirulence to a series of differential host varieties.
exclusion
Plants; Plant pathology
Control of disease by excluding the pathogen or infected plant material from crop production areas (e.g. by quarantines and embargoes. )
direct penetration
Plants; Plant pathology
Penetration of plant tissues by a pathogen through barriers such as leaf cuticle by chemical and physical means (e.g. penetration peg. )
qualitative resistance
Plants; Plant pathology
Resistance reactions that can be placed in distinct categories, usually conferred by one or a few genes. (see quantitative resistance. )
race non-specific resistance
Plants; Plant pathology
Resistance which is effective against all biotypes of the pathogen. (see durable resistance, specific resistance, vertical resistance. )
Discomycetes
Plants; Plant pathology
A group of the ascomycetes in which the hymenium is exposed at maturity; one in which the fruiting body is an apothecium or discocarp.
peroxyacetyl nitrates (PAN)
Plants; Plant pathology
A secondary air pollutant formed when the exhaust of automobiles and other internal combustion engines is in the presence of sunlight.
