Definition of Sclerotinia

1. Noun. Any fungus of the genus Sclerotinia; some causing brown rot diseases in plants.

Group relationships: Genus Sclerotinia
Specialized synonyms: Brown Cup
Generic synonyms: Fungus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sclerotinia

sclerotial
sclerotin
sclerotinia (current term)
sclerotins
sclerotisation
sclerotisations
sclerotise
sclerotised
sclerotises
sclerotising
sclerotium
sclerotium disease
sclerotium rot
sclerotization
sclerotizations
sclerotize

Literary usage of Sclerotinia

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)
"Many species of sclerotinia produce diseases of plants, and although several species have been carefully studied, there is much in the way of unconfirmed ..."

2. Fungous Diseases of Plants: With Chapters on Physiology, Culture Methods and by Benjamin Minge Duggar (1909)
"Many species of sclerotinia produce diseases of plants, and although several species have been carefully studied, there is much in the way of ..."

3. Fungous Diseases of Plants: With Chapters on Physiology, Culture Methods and by Benjamin Minge Duggar (1909)
"Many species of sclerotinia produce diseases of plants, and although several species have been carefully studied, there is much in the way of unconfirmed ..."

4. Phytopathology by American Phytopathological Society (1917)
"... (1) who substituted the name sclerotinia Trifoliorum Erik, as more suitable. Dr CL Shear of the Department of Agriculture. ..."

5. A Text-book of Plant Diseases Caused by Cryptogamic Parasites by George Massee (1907)
"... brownish-buff tufts, tips of fertile branchlets spinulose, each spine bearing a smooth, hyaline, elliptical, apiculate conidium, 9-10X7 /*. sclerotinia ..."

6. Fermentation Organisms; a Laboratory Handbook by Albert Klocker (1903)
"Genus : sclerotinia, Fuckel. The mycelium produces sclerotia from which stipitate ... sclerotinia Fuckeliana, de Bary (Figs. 110 and 111). ..."

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