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What are the three main types of plant diseases?
Fungal, bacterial, and viral diseases
True or false: Plant diseases can be caused by environmental factors.
True
What is the most common type of plant pathogen?
Fungi
What is the term for a plant disease that causes visible symptoms on the plant?
Symptomatic disease
What is the term for a plant disease that does not show visible symptoms on the plant?
Asymptomatic disease
What is the primary way in which fungal diseases spread in plants?
Through spores
What is the primary way in which bacterial diseases spread in plants?
Through wounds or natural openings
What is the primary way in which viral diseases spread in plants?
Through vectors like insects
True or false: Plant diseases can be transmitted through contaminated soil.
True
What is the term for a plant disease that affects the entire plant?
Systemic disease
What is the term for a plant disease that affects only a specific part of the plant?
Localized disease
What is the term for a plant disease that is caused by the plant’s own genetics?
Genetic disease
What is the term for a plant disease caused by an abiotic factor?
Non-infectious disease
What are some common symptoms of plant diseases?
Wilting, yellowing, spots, rotting
What is the term for a plant disease that causes the plant to turn yellow?
Chlorosis
What is the term for a plant disease that causes the plant to wilt?
Wilting disease
What is the term for a plant disease that causes the plant tissue to die and turn black?
Necrosis
What is the term for a plant disease that causes the plant to develop dark spots on its leaves?
Leaf spot disease
What is the term for a plant disease that causes the plant to rot from the inside?
Rot disease
What is the term for a plant disease that causes the plant to develop abnormal growths?
Gall disease
What is the term for a plant disease that causes the plant to have stunted growth?
Dwarf disease
What is the term for a plant disease that causes the plant to have malformed flowers?
Floral malformation disease
What is the term for a plant disease that causes the plant to have distorted leaves?
Leaf distortion disease
What is the term for a plant disease that causes the plant to have abnormal root growth?
Root knot disease
