nematode disease of wheat
1wheat|worm — «HWEET WURM», noun. a small nematode worm that causes a disease in wheat …
2Wheat diseases — In EuropeCereals are at risk from numerous diseases due to the level of intensification necessary for profitable production since the 1970s. More recently varietal diversification, good plant breeding and the availability of effective fungicides… …
3wheat eel — noun small roundworm parasitic on wheat • Syn: ↑wheatworm, ↑wheat eelworm, ↑Tylenchus tritici • Hypernyms: ↑nematode, ↑nematode worm, ↑roundworm • Member Holonyms: ↑ …
4plant disease — ▪ plant pathology Introduction an impairment of the normal state of a plant that interrupts or modifies its vital functions. All species of plants, wild and cultivated alike, are subject to disease. Although each species is… …
5Entomopathogenic nematode — Entomopathogenic nematodes are soil inhabiting, lethal insect parasitoids that belong to the phylum Nematoda, commonly called roundworms. The term entomopathogenic comes from the Greek word entomon, meaning insect, and pathogenic, which means… …
6wheatworm — /ˈwitwɜm/ (say weetwerm) noun a small nematode worm, Anguina tritici, causing disease in wheat …
7earcockle — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : a disease of wheat caused by a nematode (Anguina tritici) that invades the developing ear and causes galls to form …
8ear|cock|le — «IHR KOK uhl», noun. a disease of wheat caused by a small nematode worm …
9Agriculture in the United Kingdom — A combine harvester in Scotland Agriculture in the United Kingdom uses around 71% of the country s land area and contributes about 0.6% of its gross value added. The UK produces less than 60% of the food it eats and the industry s share of the… …
10fungus — fungic /fun jik/, adj. funguslike, adj. /fung geuhs/, n., pl. fungi /fun juy, fung guy/, funguses, adj. n. 1. any of a diverse group of eukaryotic single celled or multinucleate organisms that live by decomposing and absorbing the organic… …
