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Bolting

BoltingCategory: Plant Physiology / Growth Disorders Definition:Bolting is the premature production of a flowering stem in plants before the crop has been harvested, typically triggered...

Blotchy Ripening

Definition:Blotchy ripening is a physiological disorder primarily observed in fleshy fruits—most notably in tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum)—where patches of the fruit fail to develop normal...

Blossom End Rot

Blossom End Rot (noun; plant pathology, horticulture) Definition: Blossom end rot is a physiological disorder affecting the fruit of various flowering plants—most notably tomatoes, peppers, aubergines...

Blind

Blind (adjective, noun; horticulture, botany) Definition (Botany & Horticulture): In a botanical or horticultural context, blind refers to a plant shoot, bud, or flowering stem that...

Blight

(noun; pathology, botany) Definition:In botany, blight refers to a rapid and extensive discoloration, wilting, or death of plant tissues—typically leaves, stems, or flowers—caused by...

Bleeding

Bleeding (Botanical Term) Definition:In botany, bleeding refers to the exudation of sap or other plant fluids from a wound or incision in a plant’s vascular...

Black Spot

Black Spot (Plant Disease: Caused by Diplocarpon rosae) Classification: Kingdom: Fungi Phylum: Ascomycota Class: Leotiomycetes Order: Helotiales Family: Dermateaceae Genus: Diplocarpon Species: Diplocarpon rosae Description: Black spot is a fungal disease that primarily affects...

Blackleg

Blackleg (Plant Disease: Caused by Phoma lingam and Pectobacterium atrosepticum) Classification: Kingdom: Fungi / Bacteria Phylum: Ascomycota (Phoma lingam) / Proteobacteria (Pectobacterium atrosepticum) Class: Dothideomycetes (Phoma lingam) /...

Blackfly

Blackfly (Aphididae: Aphis fabae Scopoli, 1763) Classification: Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Hemiptera Family: Aphididae Genus: Aphis Species: Aphis fabae Description: The blackfly, Aphis fabae, is a small, sap-sucking insect belonging to...
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