Phytopathogen

Phytopathogen [ Botany - Agronomy - Phytopathology ]
Adjective: Phytopathogenic

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A plant pathogen, an agent causing disease in plants.

The term phytopathogen include any physical, chemical, or biological factor able to induce disease in plants, but it is usually referred to microbial organism or virus that benefits from an interaction with a plant, and has a negative effect on that plant.

Pesticides and antimicrobials are not really a good way to combat phytopathogens because they can be expensive and detrimental to the environment and to humans. They also can lead to the development of resistant bacterial and fungal strains.

Phytopathogenic = Term applicable to a microorganism that can incite disease in plants.

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