Final Flashcards
Coenocytic-
another name for a nonseptate hyphae.
Incubation period-
Time period from infection to appearance of symptoms
Necrotroph-
an organism that can live on living or dead hosts
Mycelium-
a tangled mass of hyphae
Latent period-
time from infection to production of secondary inoculum
Teleomorph-
term for the sexual or perfect stage of a fungus
Dikaryotic-
having two haploid cells
Inoculation-
transfer of inoculum onto the host plant
Necrosis-
death of plant tissue
anamorph-
term for the asexual or imperfect stage of a fungus
infection court-
initial site of contact between pathogen and surface of host plant
Hypotrophy-
reduction in cell size
Infection-
establishment of a pathogen within host; pathogen begins using nutrients from host.
Hyperplasia-
increase in cell number
Biotroph-
an organism that can grow and reproduce only on living hosts(obligate parasite)
List 3 ways that inoculum can be dispersed:
wind ,water, vectors
Symptom-
a physical responce of a plant to disease.
Sign-
when the physical pathogen is visible on its host
Infectious disease-
a disease that can be transmited to a healthy plant
Plant pathology-
the study of plant disease
Pathogen-
Biotic or abiotic factor that harms a plant or organism.
Biotroph-
an organism that can grow and reproduce only on living hosts(obligate parasite)
does not kill cells in advance, gets nutrients from living cells, are well adapted to one or a few related species. can invade plants at any stage.
3 factors of the disease triangle and a method of control for each-
Pathogen- chemical or cultural practices
Host- use resistant cultivars
Environment-Plant in areas where diseases are not located.
4 steps of Kochs Postulates for proof of pathogenicity-
- Pathogen must be consistent.
- Must be isolated and noted
- Must be able to infect a healthy plant w/ pathogen
- Must be able to isolate pathogen from infected plant.
Name 3 environmental factors that affect disease-
Temperature- some pathogens need warmer temps.
Water-some pathogens do well in humid or wet
Soil pH- some pathogens cannot survive in acidic soils.
5 MAJOR groups of plant pathogens
- Fungus
- Bacteria
- Viruses
- Nematodes
- Parasitic plants
Plasmogamy-
fusion of cells, which brings two sexually compatible nuclei into one cell. No fusion of nuclei
A diseased caused by environmental factors-
Abiotic
An organism that is usually parasitic but can become saprophytic-
Facultative Saprophyte
What is the term for a dense compacted aggregate of mycelium that is very resistant to unfavorable conditions-
Sclerotium
Indirect penetration-
when a pathogen enters through natural openings
Vector-
an organism capable of transmitting a pathogen