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Definition of Genus Erysiphe
1. Noun. Genus of powdery mildews.
Generic synonyms: Fungus Genus
Group relationships: Erysiphaceae, Family Erysiphaceae
Member holonyms: Powdery Mildew
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Erysiphe
Literary usage of Genus Erysiphe
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Report of the Secretary of Agriculture by United States Dept. of Agriculture (1888)
"The genus Erysiphe is the largest in number and has a fair share of its members in
... Grasses are frequently attacked by members of the genus Erysiphe, ..."
2. Agricultural Botany, Theoretical and Practical by John Percival (1913)
"(iii) The genus Uncinula has perithecia containing several asci, as in the genus
Erysiphe; the appendages, however, are branched in a fork-like manner and ..."
3. On Molecular and Microscopic Science by Mary Somerville (1869)
"... the hop and pea mildews, which belong to the genus Erysiphe, have five different
modes of reproduction. The destructive power of these fungi is strongly ..."
4. Text-book of Botany, Morphological and Physical by Julius Sachs (1882)
"The very numerous species of the genus Erysiphe (Mildew) occur upon the surface
of the leaves and green stems of Dicotyledons, and less frequently on those ..."
5. Agricultural Botany: Theoretical and Practical by John Percival (1921)
"(iii) The genus Uncinula has perithecia containing several asci, as in the genus
Erysiphe; the appendages, however, are branched in a fork-like manner and ..."
6. Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society by Royal Horticultural Society (Great Britain). (1879)
"... like the Hop-mildew and the American Vine-mildew, this is only an imperfect
or conidial condition of some higher Fungus belonging to the genus Erysiphe, ..."