Definition of Tobacco mildew

1. Noun. Fungus causing a downy mildew on growing tobacco.

Exact synonyms: Peronospora Hyoscyami
Group relationships: Genus Peronospora, Peronospora
Generic synonyms: Downy Mildew, False Mildew

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tobacco Mildew

toat
toated
toating
toats
toaze
toazed
toazes
toazing
tobacco
tobacco anionic peroxidase
tobacco budworm
tobacco heart
tobacco hornworm
tobacco industry
tobacco juice
tobacco mildew (current term)
tobacco mosaic
tobacco mosaic virus
tobacco mosaic virus replicase
tobacco mosaic virus satellite
tobacco moth
tobacco pipe
tobacco pipes
tobacco pouch
tobacco shop
tobacco smoke pollution
tobacco thrips
tobacco use disorder
tobacco user
tobacco water

Literary usage of Tobacco mildew

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Farmers and Fruit-growers' Guide by New South Wales Dept. of Agriculture, W. H. Clarke (1898)
"The tobacco " Mildew " or mould is a fungoid disease which lias been known for the last forty years, both here and in Victoria. A part from the destructive ..."

2. The Floricultural Cabinet, and Florists Magazine by Joseph Harrison (1853)
"Camphorated water may be used by those who dislike the smell of tobacco. Mildew occasionally, though rarely, attacks house plants. ..."

3. Diseases of Cultivated Plants and Trees by George Massee (1913)
"The plants broke afresh in a few weeks' time with quite clean foliage, since which I have kept them clean with light doses of sulphur.' tobacco mildew ..."

4. Diseases of Cultivated Plants and Trees by George Massee (1915)
"... since which I have kept them clean with light doses of sulphur.' Tobacco mildew (Peronospora ..."

5. The Gardener's Remembrancer Throughout the Year: Exhibiting the Newest and by James McPhail (1807)
"If any green insects were appearing on the trees, before you took the glasses off, you should have given them a large smoking of tobacco. Mildew is very apt ..."

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