| latent |
present, but not manifested or visible, as a symptomless infection.
Ãâó: www.hortnet.co.nz/publications/hortfacts/hf205021/...
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| latent heat |
Expressed in BTU per pound. The amount of heat needed (absorbed) to convert a pound of boiling water to a pound of steam.
Ãâó: www.flw.com/define_l.htm
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| latent |
Producing no visible symptoms (generally refers to an infection or a pathogen).
Ãâó: ucipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/glossary.html
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| latent period |
The time between when a vector acquires a pathogen and when the vector becomes able to transmit the pathogen to a new host; also, the time between infection of a host plant and production of inoculum by the infection.
Ãâó: ucipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/glossary.html
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| latex |
Milky sap which exudes from cut surfaces of a few house plants, such as Ficus elastica decora and Euphorbia.
Ãâó: www.boldweb.com/greenweb/glossary.htm
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