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Title: An Illustrated Glossary of Tropical Plant Pest and Diseases

Author: Dr. Scot C. Nelson (snelson@hawaii.edu)University of Hawaii at Manoa (UHM), College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR), Department of Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences (PEPS)

Date created: February 14, 2007

Status of site: This site is under construction and under review; new material is added as often as possible.

Purpose of site: To provide a free, online educational resource for students and practitioners of the science of tropical plant pathology.

Word definitions: Word definitions were reprinted with permission from D'Arcy, C. J. , D. M. Eastburn, and G. L. Schumann. 2001. Illustrated Glossary of Plant Pathology. The Plant Health Instructor. DOI: 10.1094/PHI-I-2001-0219-01 http://www.apsnet.org/education/IllustratedGlossary/default.htm; 2) Scot C. Nelson

Word etymology: Word origin information was obtained from http://www.etymonline.com, the Online Etymology Dictionary

Photographs: a) Credits: Scot C. Nelson, Fred Brooks, Wayne Nishijima, J. B. Friday, Russell Messing, Wayne Borth, Anne Alvarez, Hawaii Department of Agriculture, Howard Hirae, Craig Elevitch. Most of the photos were collected from Hawaii; others from various locations throughout the Pacific Ocean; b) thumbnail images are “rollover” type images.

Copyright: All original information is copy-right free for educational use, including the photographs.

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Last site update: February 16, 2007

Errors: If spotted, please contact Scot Nelson snelson@hawaii.edu. Thank you!