plant pathology
Americannoun
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
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