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ALTERNATE HOST PLANT [1 record]

Record 1 2009-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Diseases
  • Plant and Crop Production
DEF

A plant other than the main host, on which a pathogen or pest can live ... Many rusts also overwinter on alternate hosts ...

CONT

An alternate host plant in the life cycle of an organism, e.g. of rusts.

OBS

alternate host: abridged term

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies des plantes
  • Cultures (Agriculture)
OBS

Plante-hôte relais : Ann. Zool. écol. animale, 1972, vol. 4, n° 3.

OBS

Plante intervenant dans le cycle biologique d'un organisme.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades de las plantas
  • Producción vegetal
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