|
Definition of Soft rot
1. Noun. Mushy or slimy decay of plants caused by bacteria or fungi.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Soft Rot
Literary usage of Soft rot
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)
"It seems safe to say that it is the chief producer of that type of disease known
as soft rot in vegetables.1 1 Through the kindness of Mr. II. ..."
2. Fungous Diseases of Plants: With Chapters on Physiology, Culture Methods and by Benjamin Minge Duggar (1909)
"It seems safe to say that it is the chief producer of that type of disease known
as soft rot in vegetables.1 1 Through the kindness of Mr. II. ..."
3. Fungous Diseases of Plants: With Chapters on Physiology, Culture Methods and by Benjamin Minge Duggar (1909)
"It seems safe to say that it is the chief producer of that type of disease known
as soft rot in vegetables.1 1 Through the kindness of Mr. HA Harding, ..."
4. An Introduction to Bacterial Diseases of Plants by Erwin Frink Smith (1920)
"Furthermore, several other very closely related if not exactly identical soft-rot
organisms have been discovered, described and named. ..."
5. Microbiology: A Text-book of Microörganisms, General and Applied by Charles E. Marshall (1921)
"A soft rot of the sugar beet, occurring in Nebraska, has been described by Metcalf
and Hedgcock.* SYMPTOMS.—Beets affected with the rot show the lower half ..."
6. Microbiology: A Text-book of Microörganisms, General and Applied by Charles E. Marshall (1921)
"A soft rot of the sugar beet, occurring in Nebraska, has been described by Metcalf
and Hedgcock.* SYMPTOMS.—Beets affected with the rot show the lower half ..."