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plant pathology

American  

noun

  1. the branch of botany dealing with diseases of plants.


Etymology

Origin of plant pathology

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

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Overall, the research underscores the growing importance of bioinformatics, plant pathology, and collaboration across scientific fields.

From Science Daily • Jan. 13, 2026

Then Gigot entered graduate school at Washington State University to study plant pathology.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 16, 2023

There are more than 30 known species of viroids in plant pathology.

From Washington Post • Apr. 13, 2023

The paper was co-authored by a plant pathology professor James Van Etten, who first discovered chloroviruses in 1980.

From Salon • Dec. 31, 2022

Consequently the science of plant pathology is much concerned with the direct action of external causes, which are probably less obscure than in the case of animals, though by no means always obvious.

From Disease in Plants by Ward, H. Marshall