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Plant pathology
The scientific study of plant diseases, their treatment and prevention.
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Plant pathology
embryo
Plants; Plant pathology
An organism in the early stages of development, such as a young plant in the seed, or a nematode before hatching from the egg.
stroma
Plants; Plant pathology
Compact mass of mycelium (with or without host tissue) that supports fruiting bodies or in which fruiting bodies are embedded.
aeciospore
Plants; Plant pathology
Dikaryotic spore of a rust fungus produced in an aecium; in heteroecious rusts, a spore stage that infects the alternate host.
genetic engineering
Plants; Plant pathology
The transfer of specific genes between organisms using enzymes and laboratory techniques rather than biological hybridization.
fitness
Plants; Plant pathology
# The ability of an organism to survive and reproduce; # The ability of an organism to pass its genes to the next generation.
stolon
Plants; Plant pathology
A slender, horizontal stem that grows close to the soil surface; in fungi, a hypha that grows horizontally along the surface.
obligate parasite
Plants; Plant pathology
Organism that can grow only as a parasite in association with its host plant and cannot be grown in artificial culture media.
