American Phytopathological Society

行业: Plants

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The American Phytopathological Society (APS) is a nonprofit professional, scientific organization dedicated to the study and control of plant diseases.

seta

Bristle or hair-like structure, usually deep yellow or brown and thick-walled.

Industry:Plants

white rust

Common name usually used for diseases caused by oomycetes in the genus Albugo.

Industry:Plants

organic

Describing a molecule containing carbon atoms; pertaining to living organisms.

Industry:Plants

gum

Gelatinous, sugary aggregate that is synthesized and exuded by plant tissues .

Industry:Plants

coenocytic

Having multiple nuclei embedded in cytoplasm without cross walls; nonseptate .

Industry:Plants

maternal inheritance

Inheritance of non-nuclear genes, i.e. those in mitochondria and chloroplasts.

Industry:Plants

infection focus

Initial site of infection, generally with reference to a population of plants.

Industry:Plants

plasmodium

Naked multinucleate mass of protoplasm moving and feeding in amoeboid fashion.

Industry:Plants

dodder

Parasitic seed plant (Cuscuta spp. ) without leaves; a yellow filamentous vine.

Industry:Plants

abiotic

Pertaining to the absence of life, as diseases not caused by living organisms.

Industry:Plants