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Plant Tumors MeSH Descriptor Data 2023


MeSH Heading
Plant Tumors
Tree Number(s)
G15.610.700
Unique ID
D010941
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010941
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)
Entry Term(s)
Crown Gall
Galls, Plant
Plant Galls
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2016/06/23
Plant Tumors Preferred
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