phytopathogenn.
/ˌfʌɪtəʊˈpaθədʒɛn/, /ˌfʌɪtəʊˈpaθədʒ(ə)n/, U.S. /ˌfaɪdoʊˈpæθəˌdʒɛn/, /ˌfaɪdoʊˈpæθədʒ(ə)n/ Biology.
A microorganism which produces disease in plants.
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aerobian1865
anaerobian1865
microzyme1870
mycetes1874
pathogen1880
zooxanthella1882
aerobe1883
anaerobe1883
zymad1885
pathogerm1897
phytoflagellate1902
filter-passer1906
aerophile1907
zymocytea1909
fermenter1918
phytopathogen1918
phytomonad1926
pleuropneumonia-like organism1935
phototroph1941
mycoplasma1955
prokaryote1963
mycoplasm1964
serovar1973
spiroplasma1973
prokaryon1975
ureaplasma1975
1918 H. H. Whetzel Outl. Hist. Phytopathol. 106 (note) The main facts and the economic significance of soil infestation by phytopathogenes appears to have been first clearly set forth by Erwin F. Smith.
1959 Ann. Rev. Microbiol. 13 225 Pectinolytic enzymes are commonly formed by bacterial phytopathogens.
1976 Nature 15 Apr. 604/1 The ecological success of bracken is partly a result of its extensive rhizome system, and because of its ability to synthesise various secondary compounds which deter predators and phytopathogens.
1989 Functional Ecol. 3 760 The Mastigomycotina..contains a number of important phytopathogens, including the downy mildews.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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