Lecture Definitions Flashcards
Alternate Host
One or the other of the 2 different hosts of a host alternating (heteroecious) rust
Basal Cups
Cuplike structures of dwarf mistletoe that remain on the branches of the host tree after he aerial shoots fall off
define:apothecia
cuplike structure containing asci
Basidiospore
A spore produced on a basidium
define asci/ascus
sack like structure containing a definite number of ascospores, usually 8
Canker
caused by?
An area of dead tissue in a woody stem caused by fungi, bacteria or dwarf mistletoes. It is marked by sloughing of tissue that leaves an open wound surrounded by zones of callus
ascospore
spore produced in ascus
Chlorosis
An unseasonable yellowing of the foliage, symptomatic of a chlorophyll deficiency in the leaf tissues
brown cubical rot
rot in which the causal fungi generally made a more concentrated attack on cellulose than lignin. the brown friable residue splits along rectangular planes in the advanced stage of decay
Conk
The fruiting body or spore-producing structure of a wood decay fungus forming externally on the host
catface
(1) a defect on the surface of a tree or log resulting from a wound(2)a well defined healing or healed wound on the bole of a tree, usually at the base
Dieback
Death of extremities of the branches or leaves
damping off
death of seeds or seedlings, usually by soil-borne fungi
Endemic
An agent or disease present in a population or geographical area at all times
facultative parasite
the ability of normally saprophytic organisms to parasitize, i.e. to live on living material
Epidemic
Widespread high level of disease incidence beyond normal proportions
facultative saprophyte
the ability of normally parasitic organisms to live on dead material
Gall
caused by:(4)
Small, local swelling on the stem or branch of a tree caused by fungi, bacteria, insects or physiological disorders
hip canker(affects 3 things)
ridges in stem sapwood, affect form of tree, lumber content, and growth rate
Heart Rot
Decay in the heartwood (centre) of a tree