Alan Dolick - March 10, 2026

Topic:

Where Resilience Takes Root

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* 1. Full Name

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* 2. IPM Number

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* 3. Province

Ontario

Other (please specify)

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* 4. ISR (Induced Systemic Resistance) requires the plant to be infected first.

True

False

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* 5. Balanced nutrition helps support stronger plant defense responses.

True

False

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* 6. Soil is primarily a physical structure that holds plants upright.

True

False

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* 7. Primed plants respond faster to disease pressure.

True

False

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* 8. Plants passively absorb nutrients and do not influence microbial populations.

True

False

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* 9. Mycorrhizal fungi extend the effective root system of plants.

True

False

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* 10. Protozoa reduce nutrient availability because they consume beneficial bacteria.

True

False

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* 11. Turfgrass plants can send up to 40% of their photosynthetic energy into the soil through their roots.

True

False

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* 12. The plant cuticle and cell wall act as the first line of defense against pathogens.

True

False

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* 13. Plants can produce antimicrobial chemicals to defend themselves.

True

False