A cushion-like, spore-producing body of a fungus erupting from host tissue usually below the cuticle or epidermis.
Fungus spore with flagella, able to move in water.
Produced inside.
An irregular pattern of light and dark areas.
Difference between light and dark green areas on this leaf infected with Cherry Mottle Leaf Virus is more subtle for a mottle as opposed to a mosaic.
Photo by Ron Cameron, 1976.
Reproductive body of fungi and other lower plants, containing one or more cells; a bacterial cell modified to survive an adverse environment.
A haploid spore formed externally on a basidium.
The chromosome number of the gametophytic generation or phase or having a single complete set of chromosomes.
lnoculum, usually from an overwintering source, that initiates disease in the field, as opposed to inoculum that spreads disease during the season.
Pathogen or pathogen part (e.g., spores, mycelium) that infects plants.
An organism that derives its nourishment from dead organic matter.
