Definition of Sclerotium disease

1. Noun. Plant disease cause by fungi of the genus Sclerotium; also one in which sclerotia are formed.

Exact synonyms: Sclerotium Rot
Generic synonyms: Plant Disease

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sclerotium Disease

sclerotin
sclerotinia
sclerotins
sclerotisation
sclerotisations
sclerotise
sclerotised
sclerotises
sclerotising
sclerotium
sclerotium disease (current term)
sclerotium rot
sclerotization
sclerotizations
sclerotize
sclerotized
sclerotizes
sclerotizing
sclerotome
sclerotomes
sclerotomy
sclerotrichia
sclerotylosis
scleræ

Literary usage of Sclerotium disease

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1894)
"... when the normal uniform growth of the organism has been impeded, or suddenly checked. A sclerotium disease OF PLANTS. By PH ROLFS, Lake City, Fla. ..."

2. The Profitable Culture of Vegetables for Market Gardeners, Small Holders by Thomas Smith (1913)
"sclerotium disease (Sclerotinia sclerotiorum; Botrytis cinerea).— Most cultivated plants and many weeds are liable to be attacked by this disease. ..."

3. Text-book of the Diseases of Trees by Robert Hartig (1894)
"... (Sclerotinia Trifoliorum), the clover-canker, or the sclerotium disease of the clover. This parasite is interesting from the fact that on clover-plants ..."

4. Vegetable Growing in New South Wales by A. J. Pinn, R. N. Makin (1920)
"sclerotium disease of Beans and Peas. A disease that is common to very many different plants, including beans and peas, is that" known as sclerotium disease ..."

5. Gardening Difficulties Solved: Expert Answers to Amateurs' Questions by Harry Higgott Thomas (1910)
"A. The plants are infested by the sclerotium disease, a parasitic fungus which ... The prevalence of the sclerotium disease is due to plants containing ..."

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