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Identifying plant disease

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Spot a problem

Look for stunted growth, spots, decay, unusual growths, malformed stems or leaves, discolouration and pests. These are clues, not always proof of one particular disease.

A damaged leaf is followed by comparing symptoms and then laboratory or test-kit confirmation.

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Higher Tier only. Use alongside the shared B1–B4 lessons.

AQA GCSE Biology 8461 · 4.3.3.1–4.3.3.2. Original teaching notes, questions and diagrams.