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Plant pathology

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

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Plant pathology

spot

Plants; Plant pathology

A symptom of disease characterized by a limited necrotic area, as on leaves, flowers, and stems.

adventitious

Plants; Plant pathology

Arising from other than the usual place, as roots from a stem rather than as branches of a root.

abaxial

Plants; Plant pathology

Directed away from the stem of a plant; pertaining to the lower surface of a leaf (see adaxial. )

penetration

Plants; Plant pathology

Initial invasion of a host by a pathogen.

toxin

Plants; Plant pathology

Poisonous substance of biological origin.

bacilliform

Plants; Plant pathology

Shaped like short rods with rounded ends.

pycnidiospore

Plants; Plant pathology

Spore (conidium) produced in a pycnidium.

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