American Phytopathological Society

Industry: Plants

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The American Phytopathological Society (APS) is a nonprofit professional, scientific organization dedicated to the study and control of plant diseases.

icosahedral

Having 20 faces, as a polyhedral-shaped virus particle (see isometric. )

Industry:Plants

sunscald or sunburn

Injury of plant tissues burned or scorched by direct sun or or sunburn.

Industry:Plants

amino acid

Organic nitrogenous acids from which protein molecules are constructed.

Industry:Plants

chimera

Plant or organ consisting of two or more genetically different tissues.

Industry:Plants

chimaera

Plant or organ consisting of two or more genetically different tissues.

Industry:Plants

turgidity

State of being rigid or swollen as a result of internal water pressure.

Industry:Plants

nomenclature

The scheme by which names are attached to objects, including organisms.

Industry:Plants

systematics

The study of the kinds of organisms and the relationships between them.

Industry:Plants

heartwood

Central cylinder of nonfunctional xylem in a woody stem (see sapwood. )

Industry:Plants

fungicide

Chemical or physical agent that kills or inhibits the growth of fungi.

Industry:Plants