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latent period

1). In epidemiology, latent period refers to the time elapsed from arrival of a dispersal unit at a susceptible plant surface until the formation of the next generation of dispersal units. 2). Incubation period of a virus in an insect. The time between acquisition of the virus and the time when it becomes infective.

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