Lexic.us

Definition of Onion mildew

1. Noun. Fungus causing a downy mildew on onions.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Onion Mildew

Literary usage of Onion mildew

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)
"56. PERONOSPORA ON CABBAGE: CONIDIAL STAGE XVI. onion mildew Peronospora ... The onion mildew, blight, or mold is a disease which has been recognized for ..."

2. Index of Economic Material in Documents of the States of the United States by Adelaide Rosalia Hasse (1907)
"onion mildew in Vt . (9 AR agric. exper. station 1895: 113-115.) 1896. ... onion mildew. (10 same 1896/7: 61-62.) 1897. Insects of the yr. 16 pp. ..."

3. Annual Report (1905)
"(1897) Jones, LR, The onion mildew (A continuation of the above). Vt. Exp. Sta., 10th Ann. Rep. 61-62, 1896-97. (1889) Miyabe, K., On the life-history of ..."

4. Annual Report (1904)
"This disease has long been known in Europe, where it is called by growers the " onion mildew." That it was early a common and often observed disease is ..."

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