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SHEATH BLIGHT [1 record]

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Record 1 2015-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Diseases
OBS

sheath: an investing cover or case of a plant ... as the lower part of a leaf (as of a grass) that more or less completely surrounds the stem.

OBS

Blight: any disease, symptom of disease or injury of plants characterized by or resulting in withering, cessation of growth, and a more or less general death of parts (as leaves, flowers and stems) without rotting and caused by fungi or bacteria, viruses, unfavourable climatic conditions, or insect attack-often used with a qualifying word that describes the disorder ... or that names the plant or part affected.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies des plantes
OBS

gaine: «Bot.», enveloppement (d'une graine).

OBS

flétrissement: Nom de certaines maladies des plantes par lesquelles elles se flétrissent.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades de las plantas
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