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EARLY BLIGHT [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-05-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
- Animal Pests (Crops)
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- spur blight
1, record 1, English, spur%20blight
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Didymella applanata, a fungus. The disease is found in western Oregon and Washington on red rasberry, ’Loganberry’, and ’Youngberry’. The ’Willamette’ cultivar of red raspberry is rapidly infected by spur blight but also is tolerant and can produce a satisfactory crop even if disease incidence is high. From early April mature black fruiting bodies(perithecia) can be found in the gray affected areas of cane tissue. Perithecia discharge ascospores during favorable(wet) weather, continuing perhaps until the end of June. Ascospores infect leaves on new shoots, but under very favorable conditions may infect young canes and laterals directly. 1, record 1, English, - spur%20blight
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
- Animaux nuisibles aux cultures
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- dépérissement des tiges
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9p%C3%A9rissement%20des%20tiges
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Maladie très répandue dans toutes les cultures de framboisiers. Le champignon ne pénètre pas profondément dans les tiges. Les feuilles sont parfois attaquées; elles portent des taches brunes, anguleuses, s'étendant des deux côtés de la nervure principale. 2, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9p%C3%A9rissement%20des%20tiges
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-11-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Plant Diseases
- Vegetable Crop Production
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- early blight
1, record 2, English, early%20blight
correct, specific
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Early blight is first observed on the plants as small, black lesions mostly on the older foliage. Spots enlarge, and by the time they are one-fourth inch in diameter or larger, concentric rings in a bull' s eye pattern can be seen in the center of the diseased area. 2, record 2, English, - early%20blight
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Early blight is generally caused by Alternaria solani. 3, record 2, English, - early%20blight
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Maladies des plantes
- Production légumière
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- alternariose
1, record 2, French, alternariose
correct, feminine noun, generic
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- brûlure alternarienne 2, record 2, French, br%C3%BBlure%20alternarienne
see observation, feminine noun, generic
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Maladie qui s'attaque à plusieurs espèces de plantes et qui est généralement causée par le champignon Alternaria sp. 3, record 2, French, - alternariose
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En anglais, on utilise le terme «early blight» pour désigner la maladie qui s'attaque spécifiquement aux plantes de la famille des Solanaceae (pomme de terre, tomate, etc.). En français on ne fait pas cette distinction. 3, record 2, French, - alternariose
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
brûlure alternarienne : certains auteurs suggèrent d'éviter ce terme qu'ils considèrent un calque de l'expression anglaise «Alternaria blight». 3, record 2, French, - alternariose
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Enfermedades de las plantas
- Producción hortícola
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- tizón temprano
1, record 2, Spanish, tiz%C3%B3n%20temprano
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Enfermedad causada por un hongo [Alternaria solani], ataca a las hojas viejas y plantaciones que no han sido debidamente abonadas [...], daña a las hojas produciendo manchas oscuras, las cuales crecen en forma de anillos concéntricos, formando manchas más grandes redondas o angulares. Daña de igual manera a las ramas y tallos. En los tubérculos de papa la enfermedad se presenta como lesiones lisas y hundidas. 1, record 2, Spanish, - tiz%C3%B3n%20temprano
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Puede llegar a afectar a las plantaciones de: berenjena, papa, tomate, pimentón. 1, record 2, Spanish, - tiz%C3%B3n%20temprano
Record 3 - internal organization data 2008-01-11
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Plant Diseases
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- nailhead spot
1, record 3, English, nailhead%20spot
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A fungus rot of tomato caused by Alternaria tomato and marked by small brown to black sunken spots on the fruit. 2, record 3, English, - nailhead%20spot
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Hard, scab-like spots on the infected fruit are characteristic symptoms of nailhead spot. The spots are dark brown and usually small, and the discoloration extends beneath each spot into the flesh of the fruit. Like early blight, it causes leaf defoliation. Because most modern cultivars are resistant, this disease is not important. 3, record 3, English, - nailhead%20spot
Record 3, Key term(s)
- nail head spot
- nail-head spot
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Maladies des plantes
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- tête de clou
1, record 3, French, t%C3%AAte%20de%20clou
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La tête de clou, causée par l'Alternaria tomato, ressemble à de nombreux égards à la brûlure alternarienne, avec laquelle on peut la confondre. Cependant, les taches dures, qui ressemblent à celles de la gale sur les fruits infectés, sont un symptôme caractéristique de cette maladie. Les taches sont d'habitude petites et d'un brun sombre, et la décoloration s'étend sous la peau dans la chair du fruit. Comme dans le cas de la brûlure alternarienne, cette maladie provoque la chute des feuilles. Avec l'arrivée des nouveaux cultivars résistants, l'importance de cette maladie diminue rapidement. 2, record 3, French, - t%C3%AAte%20de%20clou
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1998-02-24
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Plant Diseases
- Silviculture
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- red band disease
1, record 4, English, red%20band%20disease
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
DOTHISTROMA NEEDLE BLIGHT caused by Dothistroma pini can infect all two or three needle pines, but only ponderosa and Austrian pines are highly susceptible. Early symptoms appear in late summer or early fall as deep green bands with a water-soaked appearance and as yellow or tan spots. The spots and bands turn brown to reddish-brown. The ends of infected needles gradually die and turn brown. Tiny black fruiting bodies develop near the infection band in late fall or the following spring. Infected needles drop prematurely. In the western United States, where the infected spots or bands are more red than in the Great Plains, this disease is called red band disease. 2, record 4, English, - red%20band%20disease
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Maladies des plantes
- Sylviculture
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- maladie des bandes rouges
1, record 4, French, maladie%20des%20bandes%20rouges
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Maladie des aiguilles de pin, caractérisée par l'apparition de bandes rouge brique sur les aiguilles. 2, record 4, French, - maladie%20des%20bandes%20rouges
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La maladie des «bandes rouges» des aiguilles. Symptômes : Les premières manifestations, en taches chlorotiques à l'automne suivant l'infection, ne sont pas caractéristiques. En revanche, dès le printemps suivant, les bandes rouge-brique tranchant sur le fond vert des aiguilles [...] sont typiques de cette maladie. 1, record 4, French, - maladie%20des%20bandes%20rouges
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Agent pathogène : Dothistroma pini, forme conidienne de Scirrhia pini Funk et Parker. 2, record 4, French, - maladie%20des%20bandes%20rouges
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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