Definition of Celery blight

1. Noun. A fungous leaf spot disease of the celery plant.

Generic synonyms: Late Blight

Lexicographical Neighbors of Celery Blight

celebutards
celectome
celenteron
celeriac
celeriacs
celeries
celeripede
celeripedes
celerities
celeritous
celerity
celery
celery-topped pine
celery blight (current term)
celery cabbage
celery pine
celery root
celery salt
celery seed
celery seeds
celery stick
celery top pine
celerylike
celesta
celestas

Literary usage of Celery blight

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

1. The Encyclopedia of Practical Horticulture: A Reference System of Commercial by Granville Lowther, William Worthington (1914)
"Early celery blight Cercospora apii A common disease of celery infecting the foliage early in the season. It first appears as well defined spots on the ..."

2. The Spraying of Plants: A Succinct Account of the History, Principles and by Ernest Gustavus Lodeman (1897)
"celery blight; Rust; Sun-scald (Cercospora Apii, Fries).— Description. The first indication of celery blight is the appearance of small, yellowish spots ..."

3. Annual Report (1893)
"NOTE ON THE CERCOSPORA OF celery blight. Late in September, specimens of celery affected by " celery blight," sent by HC Townsend of ..."

4. Annual Report by Columbus Horticultural Society, Columbus, Ohio (1894)
"CELERY RUST AND celery blight. BY FREDA DETMERS. The name celery blight is often used to designate three very different things. ..."

5. Fungous Diseases of Plants, with Chapters on Physiology, Culture Methods and by Benjamin Minge Duggar (1909)
"F. Note on the Cercospora of celery blight. Cornell Agl. Exp. Sta. Built. 48: 314-316. fig. 5. 1892. DUGGAR, BM Early Blight of Celery. ..."

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