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Did You Know .?: Phytopathology: Late Blight: Tracheobiontas
Did You Know .?: Phytopathology: Late Blight: Tracheobiontas
ue to his different studies that demonstrated that the fungus phytophtora infestans was the cause of late potato blight, in addition to his numerous studi
Phytopathology: Is an interdisciplinary science that includes knowledge of botany, microbiology, crop science, soil science, ecology,
genetics, biochemistry, molecular biology, and physiology.
Late blight: a disease of plants, characterized by spotting, blighting, andwithering or decay of the entire plant.
Tracheobiontas: plants that have tissues called xylem and phloem as conducting tissues. They are commonly known as the vascular plants.