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: Pest (organism)
WikipediaPest (organism), damage-mechanism sectionQuote, Pest (organism), damage-mechanism section
there is the direct injury they cause to the plants as they feed on the tissues; a reduction in leaf surface available for photosynthesis, distortion of growing shoots, a diminution of the plant's growth and vigour, and the wilting of shoots and branches caused by the insects' tunneling activities
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