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SIGATOKA [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-10-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Plant Diseases
- Culture of Fruit Trees
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- yellow Sigatoka
1, record 1, English, yellow%20Sigatoka
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- yellow Sigatoka disease 2, record 1, English, yellow%20Sigatoka%20disease
correct
- Sigatoka disease 2, record 1, English, Sigatoka%20disease
correct, see observation
- Sigatoka 2, record 1, English, Sigatoka
correct
- yellow Sigatoka leaf spot 3, record 1, English, yellow%20Sigatoka%20leaf%20spot
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Yellow Sigatoka. The first symptom of the disease is the appearance of yellow-green specks in the lower surface of the third and fourth youngest open leaf. The specks elongate and expand into clearly visible brown streaks. As the streaks further increase in size, they become elliptical brown spots surrounded by a yellow halo that separate the spot from the normal green leaf tissue. When the spots become fully developed, the central areas turn gray, which eventually are surrounded by dark brown or black margin with yellow halo. The spots group together to form large areas of light brown, dried-up leaf tissues. This leads to premature dying of the leaves. 4, record 1, English, - yellow%20Sigatoka
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Symptoms of yellow Sigatoka ... typically develop more slowly than symptoms of black Sigatoka ... 5, record 1, English, - yellow%20Sigatoka
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Authors often use "Sigatoka disease" in reference to the "yellow Sigatoka disease" and will add "black" in front of "Sigatoka disease" if they don't talk about the yellow one. 6, record 1, English, - yellow%20Sigatoka
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Maladies des plantes
- Arboriculture fruitière
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- maladie de Sigatoka
1, record 1, French, maladie%20de%20Sigatoka
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- MS 2, record 1, French, MS
feminine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Sigatoka jaune 3, record 1, French, Sigatoka%20jaune
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- Sigatoka 4, record 1, French, Sigatoka
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- cercosporiose jaune 5, record 1, French, cercosporiose%20jaune
correct, feminine noun
- cercosporiose jaune du bananier 6, record 1, French, cercosporiose%20jaune%20du%20bananier
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les maladies foliaires causées par les Mycosphaerella spp. comprennent trois champignons ascomycètes apparentés : Mycosphaerella fijiensis, agent de la maladie des raies noires ou cercosporiose noire, M. musicola, agent de la maladie de Sigatoka ou cercosporiose jaune [...] 7, record 1, French, - maladie%20de%20Sigatoka
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La «maladie de Sigatoka» fait habituellement référence à la «Sigatoka jaune» ou «cercosporiose jaune». Lorsqu'il s'agit de la cercosporiose noire, les auteurs vont habituellement parler de «Sigatoka noire» ou «maladie des raies noires». 8, record 1, French, - maladie%20de%20Sigatoka
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-10-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Plant Diseases
- Culture of Fruit Trees
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- black Sigatoka
1, record 2, English, black%20Sigatoka
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- black Sigatoka disease 2, record 2, English, black%20Sigatoka%20disease
correct
- black leaf streak disease 3, record 2, English, black%20leaf%20streak%20disease
- black Sigatoka leaf spot 5, record 2, English, black%20Sigatoka%20leaf%20spot
correct
- black Sigatoka leaf spot disease 6, record 2, English, black%20Sigatoka%20leaf%20spot%20disease
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Black Sigatoka is a leaf spot disease of banana that can cut a tree's fruit production in half. The fungal disease causes dark leaf area to turn yellow and brown ... The fungus that causes black Sigatoka, Mycosphaerella fijiensis, is spread from tree to tree by wind, rain, and irrigation water. 7, record 2, English, - black%20Sigatoka
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[The] black leaf streak disease (popularly known as 'black Sigatoka'), caused by Mycosphaerella fijiensis, is the most widespread and important of three major species of leaf-spot diseases affecting banana and plantain. 8, record 2, English, - black%20Sigatoka
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The name black Sigatoka was given to the disease because it was first discovered ... in the Sigatoka Valley of Fiji. 7, record 2, English, - black%20Sigatoka
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Maladies des plantes
- Arboriculture fruitière
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Sigatoka noire
1, record 2, French, Sigatoka%20noire
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- cercosporiose noire 2, record 2, French, cercosporiose%20noire
correct, feminine noun
- maladie des raies noires 3, record 2, French, maladie%20des%20raies%20noires
correct, feminine noun
- maladie de Sigatoka noire 5, record 2, French, maladie%20de%20Sigatoka%20noire
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la cercosporiose noire (ou maladie de Sigatoka noire), causée par Mycosphaerella fijiensis, est la plus répandue et importante des trois espèces principales de maladie de tache des feuilles qui affligent la banane et la banane plantain [...] 5, record 2, French, - Sigatoka%20noire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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