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Plant pathology

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

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Plant pathology

pheromone

Plants; Plant pathology

Chemical substance that attracts members of the same species or one sex of that species, esp. insects and nematodes.

mating types

Plants; Plant pathology

Compatible strains, usually designated + and - or A and B, necessary for sexual reproduction in heterothallic fungi.

carbon cycle

Plants; Plant pathology

The continuous circulation of carbon atoms from inorganic carbon dioxide (CO2) to organic molecules and back to CO2.

root graft

Plants; Plant pathology

The fusion of roots of two adjacent plants so that their water and food conducting (vascular) systems become joined.

thatch

Plants; Plant pathology

Tightly intertwined layer of plant litter from accumulations of undecomposed or partially decomposed plant residues.

isometric

Plants; Plant pathology

Usually used for virus particles to describe those that are icosahedral in structure and appear approximately round.

basidiomycetes

Plants; Plant pathology

A fungus group, also called the Basidiomycota, characterized by the formation of external basidiospores on basidia.

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