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Definition of Potato mildew
1. Noun. A blight of potatoes.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Potato Mildew
Literary usage of Potato mildew
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Minnesota Plant Diseases by Edward Monroe Freeman (1905)
"These spores may germinate directly to an infection tube or they may produce
swimming spores, just as do the spores of the potato mildew. ..."
2. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1897)
"For a time owing chiefly to the writings of de Bary, its ravages were confounded,
especially in the popular mind, with those due to the potato mildew, ..."
3. The Voyage of the "Challenger.": The Atlantic; a Preliminary Account of the by Charles Wyville Thomson (1878)
"Attend especially to any fungi which attack crops, whether cereal or otherwise;
and particularly gather specimens of vine-mildew and potato-mildew, ..."
4. The Spraying of Plants: A Succinct Account of the History, Principles and by Ernest Gustavus Lodeman (1897)
"It is even suggested as a remedy for potato mildew, but as this grows in the
interior of the plant it is difficult to see that it can effect much good. ..."
5. The Principles of Agriculture: A Text-book for Schools and Rural Societies by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1909)
"... and those which live wholly or in part inside the tissues (as apple- scab,
black-knot, potato mildew). Most injurious fungi are of the latter kind. ..."
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