infected plant

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infected
adjective
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/ɪnˈfek.tɪd/us
/.ɪnˈfek.t̬ɪd/
(of a person or animal) affected by an organism that can ...
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plant
noun
uk
/plɑːnt/us
/plænt/
a living thing that grows in earth, in water, or on other plants, usually has a stem, leaves, roots, and flowers, and ...
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This is really worth reading to appreciate the questions to consider before examining and attempting to diagnose problems with aninfectedplant.
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By the 25th day, when aninfectedplantwas harvested in order to monitor the nematode's growth rate, 72 % of these nematodes had moulted.
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One sample was collected from eachinfectedplant.
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Once an orchid is infected, the virus spreads throughout theinfectedplantin a number of weeks.
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The head produced by theinfectedplantcontains black spore masses in place of the grain.
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Replication occurs within the nucleus of aninfectedplantcell.
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This mean that touching aninfectedplant, then touching a healthy plant could cause the healthy plant to contract the virus.
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Theinfectedplanthas reduced plant vigor and yield, often leading to death in severe cases.
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The beetles acquire the virus by feeding upon aninfectedplantand can retain the virus in their bodies for up to 20 days.
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The reverse experiment, in which short sequences of plant genes were introduced into viruses, showed that the targeted gene was suppressed in aninfectedplant.
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Potyviruses make proteinacous inclusions ininfectedplantcells.
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A gray-white, dusty, fungal growth consisting of mycelia, conidia and conidiophores coat much of theinfectedplant.
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Movement ofinfectedplantmaterial forms an important method of spread to previously unaffected nurseries or gardens.
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Production of plant growth hormones by the fungus results ininfectedplantheads reaching flowering earlier than healthy heads.
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Theinfectedplantcells swell, divide and surround the dividing zoospores resulting in the wart.
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The primary source of inoculum is oospores, which can be found either in the soil or ininfectedplantdebris from previously infected host plants.
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A heavilyinfectedplantcan succumb to the disease and die.
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These are the first visual symptoms of aninfectedplant, and usually occur along leaf veins on the underside of the leaf.
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Contact from the mammal to aninfectedplantcause the bacteria to be carried wherever the organism goes.
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The virions are mainly found in the cytoplasm and chloroplast of theinfectedplant(as inclusion bodies).
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