plant disease
Fungal leaf infection
A plant disease is any condition that impairs normal plant function, caused by pathogens like fungi, bacteria, or viruses, or by environmental stress.
Common examples include blight, rust, and powdery mildew.
The term covers both the pathological state and the specific ailment: The orchard was devastated by plant disease; Dutch elm disease killed millions of trees.
- rustIron oxide coating
- fungal infectionDisease from spore-producing organisms
- late blightPlant disease rotting tubers
- smutLewd content or soot
- virusMicroscopic infectious agent
pathogen · chlorosis · necrosis · wilt · stunted growth · fire blight · leaf curl · leaf spot · brown spots · etiolation · withering · viral · fungus · orchard · rot · yellowing · harvest · resistant
- farm hazardsdrought, frost damage, flood, hail damage, frost
- plant sciencebotany, horticulture, photosynthesis, germination, chlorophyll
- strawberry industrystrawberry, strawberries, strawberry farm, strawberry picking, everbearing
- mycorrhizaemycorrhizae, mantle
cause of plant damage
plant diseaseinsect damage
Harm caused by bugs
frost damage · nutrient deficiency · hail damage · environmental stress · weather damage