- botrytis disease
- noun
Usage: usually capitalized B: any of several plant diseases caused by fungi of the genus Botrytis and typically characterized by a soft rotting
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botrytis disease
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botrytis — [bō trī′tis] n. [< Gr botrys: see BOTRYOIDAL] a plant disease that blackens flower buds, caused by a gray mold (genus Botrytis) that is used in winemaking botrytised [bō trī′tist] adj … English World dictionary
Botrytis cinerea — Taxobox name = Botrytis image width = 200px image caption = Botrytis cinerea infection on strawberry. regnum = Fungi phylum = Ascomycota subphylum = Pezizomycotina classis = Leotiomycetes ordo = Helotiales familia = Sclerotiniaceae genus =… … Wikipedia
botrytis blight — ▪ plant disease also called botrytis rot , or gray mold blight disease of plants growing in humid areas that is usually caused by the fungus Botrytis cinerea. Most vegetables, fruits, flowers, and woody plants are susceptible; injured,… … Universalium
botrytis — bo•try•tis [[t]boʊˈtraɪ tɪs[/t]] n. 1) any imperfect fungus of the genus Botrytis, characterized by spores that cluster in grapelike bunches 2) ppa Also called botry′tis rot . any disease of plants caused by a botrytis fungus • Etymology: < NL … From formal English to slang
Botrytis bassiana — Muscardine Mus car*dine , n. [F.] A disease which is very destructive to silkworms, and which sometimes extends to other insects. It is attended by the development of a fungus (provisionally called {Botrytis bassiana}). Also, the fungus itself.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
botrytis — /boh truy tis/, n. 1. any imperfect fungus of the genus Botrytis, having the conidia in grapelike bunches: a major cause of plant disease. 2. See noble rot. [ < NL (1832) < Gk bótry(s) bunch of grapes + NL (i)tis ITIS] * * * … Universalium
botrytis rot — Plant Pathol. a disease of many plants caused by fungi of the genus Botrytis, characterized by leaf blight, a tan gray moldlike surface growth, and the rotting of stems and storage organs. Cf. noble rot. * * * … Universalium
botrytis rot — Plant Pathol. a disease of many plants caused by fungi of the genus Botrytis, characterized by leaf blight, a tan gray moldlike surface growth, and the rotting of stems and storage organs. Cf. noble rot … Useful english dictionary
plant disease — ▪ plant pathology Introduction an impairment of the normal state of a plant that interrupts or modifies its vital functions. All species of plants, wild and cultivated alike, are subject to disease. Although each species is… … Universalium
Plant disease symptoms — ▪ Table Plant disease symptoms description and causes examples prenecrotic symptom expression that precedes the death of cells or the disintegration of tissues water soaking a water soaked, translucent condition of tissues caused by water moving… … Universalium
