phytopathology

American  

[fahy-toh-puh-thol-uh-jee] / ˌfaɪ toʊ pəˈθɒl ə dʒi /

noun

1. plant pathology.

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phytopathology British  

/ ˌfaɪtəʊpəˈθɒlədʒɪ, ˌfaɪtəʊˌpæθəˈlɒdʒɪkəl /

noun

1. the branch of botany concerned with diseases of plants

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phytopathology Scientific  

/ fī′tō-pə-thŏl′ə-jē /

1. The scientific study of plant diseases and their causes, processes, and effects.

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Other Word Forms

• phytopathologic adjective
• phytopathological adjective
• phytopathologist noun

Etymology

Origin of phytopathology

First recorded in 1860–65; phyto- + pathology

Example Sentences

"The plants are the most vulnerable during the pre-flowering, flowering, and early fruiting stages," said Andrea Luvisi, professor of phytopathology at the University of Salento in Puglia.

From Reuters

The study, published last week in the journal Phytopathology, found that spraying the drug oxytetracycline on trees had no detectable impact on the bacterial disease know as citrus greening that slowly kills orange and grapefruit trees.

From New York Times

Phytopathology, from Greek words which signify to treat of diseases of plants, comprises what is known of the symptoms, course, and causes of the diseases which threaten the lives of plants, or bring about injuries and abnormalities of structure.

From Project Gutenberg

Phytopathology, fī-tō-pā-thol′ō-ji, n. the science of the diseases of plants.—adj.

From Project Gutenberg

The findings were published in the journal Phytopathology.

From New York Times