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  • 1Plant disease epidemiology — is the study of disease in plant populations. Much like diseases of humans and animals, plant diseases occur due to pathogens such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, oomycetes, nematodes, phytoplasmas, protozoa, and parasitic plants.cite book| last… …

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  • 2plant 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… …

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  • 3Plant breeding — is the art and science of changing the genetics of plants in order to produce desired characteristics.[1] Plant breeding can be accomplished through many different techniques ranging from simply selecting plants with desirable characteristics for …

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  • 4Corn construction — refers to the use of corn (maize) in construction. The tassel, leaf, silk, cob in husks, and the stalk are the parts of corn. According to the Michigan Department of Agriculture, corn can be made into fuel, abrasives, solvents, charcoal, animal… …

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  • 5plant breeding — Introduction       application of genetic (genetics) principles to produce plants that are more useful to humans. This is accomplished by selecting plants found to be economically or aesthetically desirable, first by controlling the mating of… …

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  • 6Corn stover — For the furnace that can burn corn, see Corn stove. Zea mays ssp. mays L …

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  • 7corn — noun 1 (BrE) cereal crop (wheat, etc.) ADJECTIVE ▪ ripe ▪ green ▪ The corn is still green. ▪ young … OF CORN ▪ …

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  • 8corn — Ⅰ. corn1 (kôrn) n. 1. a) Any of numerous cultivated forms of a widely grown, usually tall annual cereal grass (Zea mays) bearing grains or kernels on large ears. b) The grains or kernels of this plant, used as food for humans and livestock or for …

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  • 9corn poppy — a common Old World poppy, Papaver rhoeas, having bright red flowers. Also called field poppy, Flanders poppy. [1875 80; so called from its growing in grainfields] * * * ▪ plant also called  field poppy , or  Flanders poppy (Papaver rhoeas) … …

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  • 10plant — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 living thing ADJECTIVE ▪ delicate ▪ wild ▪ native ▪ rare ▪ garden, house …

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