PCA PLANT PATHOGENS EXAM NEWEST
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plant pathogens can be
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a factor in integrated pest management for controlling insects and mites
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powdery mildews are caused by
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funguses
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which of the following is a sign of a disease
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white mycelium on twigs and fruit
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some abiotic factors that cause plant disease are
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air pollutants
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which of the following biotic factors contribute to plant diesease
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viroids and viruses
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a non obliate parasite
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can live on either a living or a dead hosts
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kotch postulates are readily implemented for
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fungi
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an example of human impact in the development in plant disease is
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the use of preventative fungicide applications
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anthracnose diseases cannot occur without
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the presence of the pathogen in the soil
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the use of pathogen free propagated material
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only helps if environmental conditions favorable for disease development are not present
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plant disease triangle is used for the diagnosis because it allows you to discount disease that
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wounld't occur under existing environmental conditions
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which of the following factors affects epidemics
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the virulence of the pathogens
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dominant environmental factor in development in most epidemics caused by fungi is
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moisture
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in addition to host pathogen and environment another component that affects the development of an epidemic is
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the age of the host plants
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which type of pathogen decimation method is responsible for most frequent and most wide spread plant disease epidemics
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air borne
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most soil born diseases are
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single cycled diseases
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serious epidemics are more likely to occur from a multiple cycled disease rather than a single cycled disease because
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multiple cycled diseases produce secondary inoculum that can cause secondary infections