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Plant diseases word search with pathology terms like anthracnose, fusarium, and phytophthora.
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This 40-word plant diseases word search covers fungal, bacterial, and viral pathogens studied in high school botany and agriculture classes. Hidden words include anthracnose, fusarium, phytophthora, and fireblight, spanning disease types, symptoms, and causal organisms. Use it as a vocabulary review for plant pathology units, a quiz warm-up, or a resource for agriculture and horticulture programs.

Subject:
Science
Topic:
Plants
Grade Level:
9th – 12th Grades
Updated June 2025

Word List

  • BLIGHT
  • MILDEW
  • RUST
  • SMUT
  • WILT
  • ASTERYELLOWS
  • CANKER
  • ROT
  • SCAB
  • ANTHRACNOSE
  • LEAFSPOT
  • POWDERYMILDEW
  • DOWNYMILDEW
  • BLACKSPOT
  • CROWNROT
  • ROOTROT
  • STEMROT
  • DAMPINGOFF
  • GALL
  • BACTERIALWILT
  • FIREBLIGHT
  • FUSARIUM
  • VERTICILLIUM
  • PHYTOPHTHORA
  • SCLEROTINIA
  • BOTRYTIS
  • ERWINIA
  • AGROBACTERIUM
  • CLUBROOT
  • LEAFCURL
  • LEAFSCORCH
  • SOOTYMOLD
  • BLACKKNOT
  • TARSPOT
  • LEAFBLIGHT
  • BROWNPATCH
  • SEPTORIA
  • PHOMA
  • ALTERNARIA
  • PHOMOPSIS

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