This dimension sorts pests and diseases by their formal classification. Wikipedia notes that plant pathology covers "pathogen identification, disease etiology, disease cycles, economic impact, plant disease epidemiology, plant disease resistance," each a different way of classifying the same underlying threat. Browsing by classification keeps pests and diseases of the same formal type grouped together.
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1. Wikipedia: Plant pathogenic bacteria
WikipediaPlant pathogenic bacteria, Mollicutes/phytoplasma sectionQuote, Plant pathogenic bacteria, Mollicutes/phytoplasma section
are normally transmitted by leafhoppers (cicadellids) and psyllids, both sap-sucking insect vectors
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