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Nomenclature of diseases caused by fungi and bacteria
Diseases are typically designated with appellations that reflect the primary diagnostic sign, such as scab, rot, canker, leaf spot, wilt, blotch, in conjunction with the common name of the host and on occasion, the generic name of the pathogen, for instance, apple scab, wheat brown rust, plum bacterial canker, strawberry verticillium wilt. However, when a…
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Necrotrophic
The practice of harnessing expired plant or animal matter as a means of sustenance.
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Necrotroph
A mycological organism that effectively eradicates organic tissues by traversing through them, thereby consistently occupying expired substrates.
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Multiline
A mixture of similar lines grown in fixed proportions with the intention of making it possible to substitute improved lines for less effective ones as the opportunity and need arises.
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Mould
The subject matter pertains to a mycelial microfungus or a conspicuous proliferation of such a fungus. The causative agents of blue and green moulds are Penicillium spp. and grey mould is instigated by Botrytis cinerea. The origin of sooty mould is attributed to one of the Capnodiaceae, although the term has been inaccurately employed for…
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Meristem tip
The meristem dome, along with the initial set of leaf primordia, typically spanning 0-1-0.5 mm in length, is commonly extracted for aseptic cultivation endeavors, with the objective of generating virus-free vegetation. It is occasionally mislabeled as the meristem or vaguely referenced as the shoot tip.
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Median lethal dose (LD 50)
The quantity of a poisonous substance that results in the demise of 50 percent of a substantial populace of organisms belonging to a single species.
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Median latent period (LP 50)
The duration required for 50% of a population of viruliferous vectors to accomplish their period of dormancy.
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Median effective dose
The quantity of a substance that is necessary to produce an intended impact in 50% of the members of a particular species’ population is known as the median effective dose.
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Mass median diameter
The visualization that separates the entire quantity of sprayed substance into two equivalent portions: precisely half of the substance’s overall mass is present in minuscule droplets whose diameter is less than the MMD, and the other half is contained in larger droplets.
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