hemibiotroph
hemibiotroph
a pathogen (usually fungal) that has both a BIOTROPHIC and a NECROTROPHIC phase in the course of one life cycle. Examples include apple SCAB and scald of barley (Rhynchosporium secalis).Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005