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Plant pathology

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

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Plant pathology

multigenic resistance

Plants; Plant pathology

Resistance conferred by several genes (see monogenic resistance, oligogenic resistance, single gene resistance. )

polygenic resistance

Plants; Plant pathology

Resistance conferred by several genes (see monogenic resistance, oligogenic resistance, single gene resistance. )

sporangium

Plants; Plant pathology

Saclike fungal structure in which the entire contents are converted into an indefinite number of asexual spores.

rot

Plants; Plant pathology

Softening, discoloration, and often disintegration of plant tissue as a result of fungal or bacterial infection.

soft rot

Plants; Plant pathology

Softening, discoloration, and often disintegration of plant tissue as a result of fungal or bacterial infection.

sap transmission

Plants; Plant pathology

Transmission, usually of viruses, by rubbing sap from an infected plant onto a healthy plant to cause infection.

chemotherapy

Plants; Plant pathology

Treatment of plant disease with chemicals (e.g. antibiotics or fungicides) absorbed and translocated internally.

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