plant health
Botanical wellness status
Plant health refers to the condition of plants with respect to disease, pests, and vigor.
In agriculture and horticulture, it encompasses prevention and management of threats to crops: The extension agent assessed plant health across the orchard.
Plant health regulations govern the import of seeds and produce to prevent spread of pathogens across borders.
- pest controlManaging unwanted organisms
- fungiSpore-reproducing decomposers
- nematodesCylindrical unsegmented worms
- mycorrhizaeFungal-root mutualistic associations
- root systemUnderground plant structure
pathogens · crop rotation · soil quality · organic matter · bacteria · pollinators · irrigation systems · growing season · genetic resistance · pest infestations · companion planting · sunlight exposure · pests · beneficial insects · temperature extremes · air quality · disease resistance · viruses
- botanybotany, plants, root, leaf, photosynthesis
- Biodynamicscow horns, preparations, cow horn, life forces, stirring
- plant microbiomemycorrhizae, symbiotic bacteria, beneficial microbes, beneficial bacteria, nodulation
- horticulturehorticulture, gardening, cultivation, planting, seeds
- pruningprune, topiary, clip, hedge trimming, trim
- EU farm policyfarm subsidies, rural development, decoupling, greening, direct payments
plant healthplant disease
Illness affecting vegetation
blight · wilting · infestation · crop failure · necrosis