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Plant pathology
The scientific study of plant diseases, their treatment and prevention.
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aecium
Plants; Plant pathology
The fruiting body of a rust fungus in which the first dikaryotic spores (aeciospores) are produced.
noninfectious disease
Plants; Plant pathology
A disease that is caused by an abiotic agent that cannot be transmitted from one plant to another.
callose
Plants; Plant pathology
Amorphous, hardened carbohydrate constituent of plant cell walls, commonly developing upon injury.
antigen
Plants; Plant pathology
Any foreign chemical (normally a protein) that induces antibody formation in warm-blooded animals.
cellulose
Plants; Plant pathology
Carbohydrate polysaccharide composed of glucose units; major component of plant primary cell wall.
aflatoxin
Plants; Plant pathology
Chemical byproduct from Aspergillus flavus and A. parasiticus harmful to humans and other animals.
paragynous
Plants; Plant pathology
Having the antheridium contact the oogonium on the side, as in many Pythium sp. (see amphigynous. )
