Plant Disease Management Handbook

Between (leaf) veins.

A plant tissue characterized by frequent cell division, producing cells that become differentiated into specialized tissues.

The dikaryotic spore of a rust fungus produced in an aecium; in heteroecious rusts, a spore stage that infects the alternate host.

A pore; opening in the papilla or neck of a perithecium, pseudothecium, or pycnidium through which spores are released.

The exploitation of the natural competition, parasitism and/or antagonism of organisms for management of pests and pathogens.

Having several to many disease cycles in a growing season (contrasts with monocyclic).

The noncellular outer layer of an insect or a nematode; water-repellent, waxy layer of epidermal cells of plant parts, such as leaves, stems, and fruit.

A disease symptom characterized by short, bunchy growth habit due to shortened internodes and no comparable reduction in leaf size.

a serological test in which the sensitivity of the reaction is increased by attaching an enzyme that produces a colored product to one of the reactants.