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seedling blight [1 record]

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Record 1 2016-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Diseases
  • Plant and Crop Production
DEF

[A] fungal infection that causes the seed or seedling to rot and die.

OBS

It can be characterized by patches in the field that fail to germinate. If the seedlings do manage to germinate, they may not emerge, or they may emerge and then become brown, pinched, and die. Other symptoms include stunted and yellow growth, or reduced root growth with brown spots on the roots and coleoptile.

OBS

damping-off: term used at the Canadian Grain Commission.

OBS

seedling blight: term extracted from the “Glossaire de l’agriculture” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies des plantes
  • Cultures (Agriculture)
DEF

Dégât, le plus souvent d'origine cryptogamique, caractérisant le dépérissement et la mort des jeunes plantes d'un semis.

OBS

[La fonte des semis] est due à divers genres de champignon [...]

OBS

fonte des semis : terme en usage à la Commission canadienne des grains.

OBS

fonte des semis : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’agriculture» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques.

Key term(s)
  • brûlure de semis

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades de las plantas
  • Producción vegetal
DEF

Enfermedad que ataca con preferencia a las plántulas en semillero. Es causada por el hongo ficomicete Pythium debaryanum.

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