Plant Disease & Defences [Biology only]

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Detecting and identifying plant disease [Higher Tier]

Signs of disease: stunted growth, spots on leaves, areas of decay (rot), growths, malformed stems or leaves, discolouration, and the presence of pests
Identifying the cause: look it up in a gardening manual or website; take infected plants to a laboratory to identify the pathogen; use a testing kit containing monoclonal antibodies

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Detecting and identifying plant disease [Higher Tier]
Pathogens, pests and deficiencies
Plant defence responses

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