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abiotic factorNon-living variable within the ecosystem, affecting the life of organisms. Examples include temperature, light, and water. Abiotic factors can be harmful to the environment, as when sulphur dioxide emissions from power stations produce acid rain. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Specific chapters then go on to address plant diseases
caused by fungi, bacteria, nematodes, viruses, parasitic flowering
plants, abiotic factors, pathogens, how people influence plant disease
epidemics, the prevention or management of plant disease epidemics, and
more. In the second section, the 5 chapters review how interactions
between microbes and various natural biotic and abiotic factors can
influence the origin and evolution of virulence in microbial pathogens. Abiotic factors, including temperature and humidity,
are likely to regulate off-host tick survival (Bertrand and Wilson 1996;
Needham and Teel 1991). |
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