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The American Phytopathological Society (APS) is a nonprofit professional, scientific organization dedicated to the study and control of plant diseases.
The physiological and morphological changes that occur in a cell, tissue, or organ during development from a juvenile state to a mature state.
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The study of factors influencing the initiation, development, and spread of infectious disease; the study of disease in populations of plants.
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An element needed in relatively large quantities for plant growth, e.g. nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K); (see micronutrient. )
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Spread r introduction of inoculum to an infection court (wounding) by human manipulation, accompanied by physical disruption of host tissues.
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Use of heat to reduce or eliminate pathogens in plant tissue; often used on plants prior to meristem culture to produce pathogen-free plants.
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An organism containing a membrane-bound nucleus and other organelles, i.e. all higher plants, animals, fungi, and protists (see prokaryote. )
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Describes a phenotypic trait that is expressed in diploid organisms only if both parents contribute the trait to the progeny (see dominant. )
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External, visible physical characteristics of an organism determined by the interaction of its genotype with the environment (see genotype. )
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Swollen, flattened portion of a fungal filament that adheres to the surface of a higher plant, providing anchorage for invasion by a fungus.
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A method used for genetic engineering in which plant cells are bombarded with metal particles coated with foreign genes using a "gene gun".
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