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Definition of Clubroot
1. Noun. A common disease of cabbages, radishes, turnips(,) and other plants of the ''Cruciferae'', caused by ''Plasmodiophora brassicae'', in which galls form on latent roots, rendering them clublike. ¹
2. Noun. A root thus affected. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Clubroot
1. a plant disease [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Clubroot
Literary usage of Clubroot
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Garden Farming by Lee Cleveland Corbett (1913)
"Young plants from a seed bed severely affected by clubroot are shown in ...
Cabbage seedlings affected with clubroot Harvesting and marketing the farm crop. ..."
2. A Practical Guide to Garden Plants by John Weathers (1901)
"Where clubroot has appeared once, Cruciferous crops should not be grown for ...
The remedies mentioned above under clubroot are on the whole the safest and ..."
3. Forage Crops for Soiling, Silage, Hay and Pasture by Edward Burnett Voorhees (1917)
"iii destroying the fungus that causes clubroot. After the lime is harrowed in or
before liming, it may be advisable to apply part of the fertilizers. ..."
4. Fruits and Vegetables Under Glass: Apples, Apricots, Cherries, Figs, Grapes by William Turner (1912)
"Where clubroot is troublesome, the soil may be sterilized; but when Tomatoes are
affected either by blight or clubroot, it is useless to waste any time on ..."
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