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Definition of Late blight
1. Noun. Blight in which symptoms appear late in the growing season especially a disease of solanaceous plants caused by the fungus Phytophthora infestans.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Late Blight
Literary usage of Late blight
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Fungous Diseases of Plants, with Chapters on Physiology, Culture Methods and by Benjamin Minge Duggar (1909)
"The late blight of celery is a comparatively recent disease in the United ...
The late blight is destructive in the field until the plants are " lifted. ..."
2. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1916)
"True or late blight on the left; early blight on the right. ... The early blight
is more common than the true or late blight. It causes the shriveling and ..."
3. Managing Natural Resources for Sustainable Livelihoods: Uniting Science and by Barry Pound (2003)
"Potato late blight (LB) is particularly devastating for small- scale producers.
... late blight is usually managed through the use of fungicides, ..."
4. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1896)
"The term ' late blight ' came from the fact that the Phytophthora does not ...
Bordeaux is a satisfactory remedy for the late blight and a promising one for ..."
5. The Encyclopedia of Practical Horticulture: A Reference System of Commercial by Granville Lowther, William Worthington (1914)
"late blight of Potatoes. At this stage the tops appear very much as though frosted.
and 74 degrees, with an abundance of moisture, it will rapidly change ..."
6. The Potato: A Practical Treatise on the Potato, Its Characteristics by Samuel Fraser (1905)
"It is a fungus disease which appears usually in June to July, or ahead of the
late blight. It does not generally attack vigorous plants. ..."
7. Productive Farm Crops by Edward Gerrard Montgomery (1916)
"Potato affected with the rot, resulting from late blight. Mixing Bordeaux.—To
mix, place two barrels on a platform somewhat higher than the spraying mixture ..."
8. Agricultural Meteorology: The Effect of Weather on Crops by John Warren Smith (1920)
"Average highest mean daily temperature during the warmest part of the season.
most favorable temperatures for the spread of late blight, in one instance the ..."
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