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Plant Tumors  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Crown Gall
  • Crown Galls
  • Gall, Crown
  • Gall, Plant
  • Galls, Crown
  • Galls, Plant
  • Plant Gall
  • Plant Galls

Scope note

  • A localized proliferation of plant tissue forming a swelling or outgrowth, commonly with a characteristic shape and unlike any organ of the normal plant. Plant tumors or galls usually form in response to the action of a pathogen or a pest. (Holliday, P., A Dictionary of Plant Pathology, 1989, p330)

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