Synonyms

phytopathology

American

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

noun

plant pathology.

phytopathology British

/ ˌfaɪtəʊpəˈθɒlədʒɪ, ˌfaɪtəʊˌpæθəˈlɒdʒɪkəl /

noun

the branch of botany concerned with diseases of plants

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phytopathology Scientific

/ fī′tō-pə-thŏl′ə-jē /

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

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Origin of phytopathology

First recorded in 1860–65; phyto- + pathology

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

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

The work reported by B. S. Crandall and me in Phytopathology, March 1945, showed there was a rather direct relation between soil conditions and Phytophthora cinnamomi damage to black and Persian walnut seedlings.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 44th Annual Meeting Rochester, N.Y. August 31 and September 1, 1953 by Northern Nut Growers Association

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