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disease

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abnormal functioning of an organism

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characteristics of disease

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-injurious (causes harm to plant)
-progressive

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plant disease triangle

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-susceptible plant
-pathogen capable of disease
-favorable environment

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symptoms

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expression of disease by a plant as a response to activities of a pathogen

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biotic agents

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living agents including pathogens

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abiotic agents

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non living agents

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pathogens

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organisms that cause disease in living host
-include fungi, virus, bacteria, nematodes

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infectious

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transmitted from 1 plant to another

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pathogen signs

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pathogen structures or products on or in diseased plants

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fungi signs

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spores and fruiting bodies

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bacteria signs

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bacterial ooze

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virus signs

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inclusion bodies

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nematode signs

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can be extracted from the roots or soil

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host range

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set of species in which pathogen can cause disease

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abiotic agents

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-non infectious
-could be damage from herbicide, fertilizer, heat/cold
-symptoms all the same on all plant species in area
-no pathogen signs

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environmental factors

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-recent temps
-rainfall or irrigation
-light or shade
-soil characteristics, like ph or soil type
-fertilizers, herbicides, fungicides, etc
-presence of other organisms

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saprophytes

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organisms that obtain their nutrients from dead organic matter

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biotrophs

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-obligate parasites
-have narrow host range
-cannot grow as saprophytes
-attack healthy host tissue at any stage
-kill host cells slowly
-penetrate directly via natural openings
-mildews, rusts, virus, nematodes

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necrotrophs

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-bacterial fungi
-have wide host range
-can grow as saprophytes
-attack young, weak, or senescent tissues
-kill host cells rapidly by producing toxins or enzymes
-penetrate through wounds or natural openings
-anthracnose, cankers, fruit rot, leaf spots and blights, root rot, vascular wilt

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hemibiotrophs

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-live part of cycle in living tissue and then kill plant and continue to live in dead tissue
-ex. Phytophora infestans

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stages in disease cycle

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inoculation
penetration
infection
growth and reproduction
dispersal of pathogen
survival of pathogen

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inoculation

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-primary inoculum: initiates infection (first step in disease cycle)
-secondary inoculum: 2nd set of inoculation that occurs at later stage of disease cycle

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penetration

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-direct penetration: pathogen creates entry point using structures (appressoria and haustoria (teeth))
-penetration through wounds
-through natural openings (stomata, lenticels, hydathodes)

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infection

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-establishment of pathogen within host cells to obtain nutrients
-infection courts: where infection starts
-successful infection will produce symptoms
-incubation period: time interval between inoculation and appearance of symptoms

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growth and reproduction
-pathogen grows and multiplies in infected host -fungi: spores -virus: replicate within cell -nematodes: eggs
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dispersal of pathogen
-wind, rain, people, animals, insects, machinery -spores of fungus can be dispersed through all methods
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plant pathology
study of what causes plant disease, why they occur, and how to control them
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ergotism
poisoning from ergot alkaloids
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ergot alkaloids
mycotoxins produced by fungus claviceps
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ergot symptoms
-presence of sclerotia instead of grains, produces ergot alkaloids that causes ergotism in humans -caused by claviceps fungus -host is rye
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coffee rust
-fungus hemilela vastatix -affects arabica and robusta coffee -lesions on leaves which affects photosynthesis -severe defoliation can kill trees
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underdevelopment
-stunting of plants, leaves -shortened internodes -inadequate chlorophyll production -caused by many types of pathogens
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overdevelopment
-overgrowth of leaf tissue causes thickening or distortion -galls form on all plant parts, caused by many pathogens -in roots: nematodes -on stem: bacteria
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fungal leaf spots
-tissue necrosis -usually round, not vein limited -may have alternating zones of light/dark tissue -sporulation or mycelia may be evident
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bacterial leaf spots
-tissue necrosis -often dark and water soaked -often vein limited, giving angular shape -bacterial flow observed under microscope
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fruit rots
--tissue necrosis -firm or soft and watery -colors vary -fungal sporulation may be present -fungal and bacteria causes
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cankers
-tissue necrosis -localized necrotic lesions -sunken or swollen or both -mainly caused by fungi and bacteria -can be caused by mechanical injury
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root rots
-tissue necrosis -root lesions -darkening and softening of roots -yellowing of foliage and stunting of plants -fungal and bacterial causes
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blight
-tissue necrosis -rapid and complete chlorosis, browning and then death of plant tissues -fungal and bacterial causes
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damping off
-tissue necrosis -rapid death of seedlings and cuttings -stem infected at soil line, seedling topples -caused mainly by fungus
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wilting
-response to disruption of transport of water in plant due to invasion of xylem or roots by phloem -mainly fungal and bacterial causes
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mosaic
-caused by virus -irregular patches of discolored tissue -often with distortion to tissue
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ringspot
-on leaves and fruit -distinct ring shaped lesions, often in concentric zones -caused by viruses
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abiotic causes of change in appearance
-chemical damage and nutritional deficiencies
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symptom variability
-diseased plants may have more than one problem (and more than one pathogen) -pathogens have varying levels of virulence -environmental conditions can affect symptoms -host genetics and physiology can affect symptoms (resistant, tolerant, or susceptible)
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fungal signs (more in depth)
-shape of fruiting body aids in fungal identification -tissue location may help differentiate between species

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