Plant Diseases
Across
- 4. causes a distinct mosaic pattern on leaves
- 5. where plants get their minerals from
- 8. pests such as aphids act as this to transmit different pathogens
- 10. a fungal disease that affects rose leaves
- 11. the mineral plants lack when they can't synthesise proteins
- 12. the part of the plant that aphids feed from
Down
- 1. a deficiency from a lack of magnesium ions and causes leaves to yellow
- 2. pests that destroy plants and can be controlled by ladybirds
- 3. pests that live in the soil and feed on the plant root
- 6. farmers can apply this to crops to add the deficient minerals
- 7. found in plant cells and needed for photosynthesis
- 9. a non-communicable disease caused by a lack of a certain mineral