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Plant pathology

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

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Plant pathology

bursa

Plants; Plant pathology

Extension or flap of cuticle at the side of the male nematode sex organ, used for orienting during mating.

quarantine

Plants; Plant pathology

Legislative control of the transport of plants or plant parts to prevent the spread of pests or pathogens.

alternate host

Plants; Plant pathology

One of two kinds of plant on which a parasitic fungus (e.g. rust) must develop to complete its life cycle.

girdle

Plants; Plant pathology

To circle and cut through a stem or the bark and outer few rings of wood, disrupting the phloem and xylem.

antibody

Plants; Plant pathology

A specific protein formed in the blood of warm-blooded animals in response to the presence of an antigen.

conidium

Plants; Plant pathology

An asexual, nonmotile fungal spore that develops externally or is liberated from the cell that formed it.

amphigynous

Plants; Plant pathology

Having an antheridium through which the oogonium grows, as in many Phytophthora species (see paragynous. )

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