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Encyclopedia > Scab

Scab can refer to the following:

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  • A coagulation of bodily fluids
  • A strikebreaker (slang)
  • A German band [1]
  • A player whose real name isn't used in a sports video game [2] (e.g. Kevin Millar is barred from the MLB Players Association and thus goes by different name in games such as MLB 2K7 and MLB: The Show)

Animal and plant diseases: Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary (a portmanteau of wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 150 languages. ... Coagulation is a complex process by which blood forms solid clots. ... A strikebreaker is a heroic figure with a free mind and free will, considered by many to be the culmination of human virtue. ...

  • Apple scab, a fungal infection of the apple
  • Fusarium head blight, a fungal disease of grain crops
  • Scab disease in sheep, caused by attack by the sheep scab mite Psoroptes ovis
  • Black scab, a fungal infection of the potato
    • And see scabies, a skin disease caused by the mite Sarcoptes scabiei

Immunology: Apple scab is a disease of apple trees (genus Malus) caused by the ascomycete fungus Venturia inaequalis. ... This article is about the satellite APPLE. For the fruit apple, see Apple. ... Fusarium ear blight (also called FEB, Fusarium head blight , FHB or scab), is a fungal disease in plants. ... Species See text. ...

  • scAb, a single-chain antibody fragment

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Scab of Wheat; G94-1207-A (1135 words)
Scab or Fusarium head blight is an important disease of wheat, barley, oats, rye and wheatgrasses.
Scab manifests itself by the premature death or blighting of spikelets in the wheat head.
The presence of scab in grain does not ensure that mycotoxins have been produced; however, scabby grain should be analytically assayed for the presence of vomitoxin and zearalenone.
Apple Scab (582 words)
Scab is one of the most common and serious diseases of apple and flowering crabapple in Kansas.
Scab first appears in early spring as roughly circular, velvety, olive-green spots on both the upper and lower surfaces of leaves.
The scab fungus overwinters as immature fruiting structures in partially decayed leaves on the orchard floor.
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