Question Set 9 for the CEU Series

Below is Question Set 9 for the CEU article “Diagnostics 101” from the article’s author: Mary Lamberts, 18710 SW 288 St., Homestead, FL 33030-2309; Phone: 305-248-3311 ext. 234; Fax: 305-246-2932.

Submit your answers to Question Set 9, along with your license number, to be graded. If you answer enough questions correctly, you’ll receive a validated attendance form good for one ag row, ag tree, ornamental and turf, or private applicator CEU.

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1. Symptoms of a disorder are_________. Symptoms include (a)________, (b)________, (c)________ and (d)________ or (e)________.

2. Signs are_________. Signs include: (a)_________, (b)_________ or (c)_________.

3. Patterns can include: (a)_________, (b)_________, or (c)_________.

4. These diseases can cause wilts:
A. Fungi and bacteria
B. Fungi and viruses
C. Bacteria and viruses
D. Fungi, bacteria and viruses

5. Symptoms of damage from insects is based on type of mouthparts: (a) chewing:_________ or _________ and (b) piercing-sucking: _________.

6. Effects of abiotic disorders may be_________, which makes them_________. Other disorders are visible soon after the event, including_________ or other_________, or_________ or_________.

7. Diagnosing abiotic damage may require that you consider factors that affect both_________ and_________, while using_________ to find the cause.

8. Freeze damage on annual plants can resemble
A. Insect damage
B. Damage from a fungal disease
C. Herbicide damage
D. Damage from a lightning strike

9. Wilting can be caused by diseases or by_________ or_________. Plants do not recover if wilting is caused by diseases, but they might if the cause is_________.

10. Examples of damage from herbicides includes: (a) phenoxy herbicides:_________ and_________, (b) triazines:_________ and _________, and (c) plant enzyme inhibitors:_________,_________ and_________.

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