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WHITE ROT [13 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-03-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Plant Diseases
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- White Trunk Rot
1, record 1, English, White%20Trunk%20Rot
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Phellinus ignarius 2, record 1, English, Phellinus%20ignarius
Latin
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Maladies des plantes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- carie blanche du tronc
1, record 1, French, carie%20blanche%20du%20tronc
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Phelinus ignarius 2, record 1, French, Phelinus%20ignarius
Latin
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Maladie du hêtre à grandes feuilles (Fagus grandifolia) occasionnée par Fomes igniarius «Noms français des maladies des plantes au Canada», Ministère de l'Agriculture, Québec). 3, record 1, French, - carie%20blanche%20du%20tronc
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2014-09-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Plant Diseases
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- white mottled rot
1, record 2, English, white%20mottled%20rot
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... Ganoderma, similar to Fomes, causing white mottled rot in hardwoods. 1, record 2, English, - white%20mottled%20rot
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Maladies des plantes
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- carie blanche madrée
1, record 2, French, carie%20blanche%20madr%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Maladie des troncs et des branches causée par le champignon Ganoderma applanatum, qui touche particulièrement les érables, les bouleaux et les trembles. 2, record 2, French, - carie%20blanche%20madr%C3%A9e
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-12-22
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Fungi and Myxomycetes
- Plant Diseases
Universal entry(ies) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- white root rot fungus
1, record 3, English, white%20root%20rot%20fungus
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- white root-rot fungus 2, record 3, English, white%20root%2Drot%20%20fungus
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Rosellinia necatrix ... is a member of the family Xylariaceae (order Xylariales, phylum Ascomycota) which is able to parasitize hypogeal organs of many herbaceous plants, shrubs and trees, including vine, beet, avocado, various ornamental flowers, broom, elder, walnut, olive, plane, fruit trees, oak, eucalyptus, willow, poplar etc. 3, record 3, English, - white%20root%20rot%20fungus
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Champignons et myxomycètes
- Maladies des plantes
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- agent du pourridié laineux
1, record 3, French, agent%20du%20pourridi%C3%A9%20laineux
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- agent du pourridié 2, record 3, French, agent%20du%20pourridi%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Rosellinia necatrix, champignon polyphage, est responsable du pourridié laineux de plus de 197 hôtes différents dont de nombreuses espèces ligneuses comme la vigne, les arbres fruitiers [...], le peuplier, le mûrier, les baies comestibles [...], les arbustes à fleurs [...], mais aussi sur les plantes ornementales [...]. Cet ascomycète [...] provoque une pourriture des racines et du collet. 2, record 3, French, - agent%20du%20pourridi%C3%A9%20laineux
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Hongos y mixomicetos
- Enfermedades de las plantas
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- hongo Rosellinia
1, record 3, Spanish, hongo%20Rosellinia
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- Rosellinia 2, record 3, Spanish, Rosellinia
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Hongo Rosellinia. Hongo polífago, habitante de suelo, cuyo ataque queda localizado en la raíz, causando su pudrición. 1, record 3, Spanish, - hongo%20Rosellinia
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Rosellinia. Rosellinia necatrix [...] hongo de suelo que puede producir daños en plantas jóvenes de vivero. Se encuentra en todos los suelos, en maderas muertas o en descomposición, necesitando humedad para su desarrollo. 2, record 3, Spanish, - hongo%20Rosellinia
Record 4 - internal organization data 2011-12-22
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Plant Diseases
- Silviculture
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- white root rot disease
1, record 4, English, white%20root%20rot%20disease
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- white root-rot disease 2, record 4, English, white%20root%2Drot%20%20disease
correct
- white root rot 3, record 4, English, white%20root%20rot
correct
- white root-rot 4, record 4, English, white%20root%2Drot
correct
- Rosellinia root rot 2, record 4, English, Rosellinia%20root%20rot
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A disease characterized by] white finger-like fans [...] in the bark [...], external white greyish mycelial sheets [...], root-rot showing wooly mycelium around the roots. Trees show different degrees of discoloration, slow growth and die-back [...], at the root crown a black gummy ooze is observed. 4, record 4, English, - white%20root%20rot%20disease
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Rosellinia necatrix is responsible for what is sometimes called white root rot, or "pourridié laineux" in Francophone literature. Its infections on poplars has so far been confined to rather limited areas. 5, record 4, English, - white%20root%20rot%20disease
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Maladies des plantes
- Sylviculture
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- pourridié laineux
1, record 4, French, pourridi%C3%A9%20laineux
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- pourridié blanc 2, record 4, French, pourridi%C3%A9%20blanc
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Présence en surface des racines et du collet, de rhizomorphes (cordons) formant une toile mycélienne blanche à gris souris (de type toile d’araignée). 3, record 4, French, - pourridi%C3%A9%20laineux
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pourridié laineux [...]. Sous l'écorce on trouve des éventails blancs en forme de doigts de gants qui sont des rhizomorphes ramifiés et à l'extérieur une couche de mycélium blanc grisâtre. [...] Les arbres présentent différents degrés de décoloration, une croissance lente et peuvent connaître le dépérissement après une période de sécheresse ou un lent déclin au fil des années. Les feuilles restent attachées à la plante qui meurt rapidement. Les plantes en déclin présentent un déssèchement et des feuilles rabougries sur les rameaux de la base. Un suintement gommeux, noir, est observé à l'extrémité de la racine. 2, record 4, French, - pourridi%C3%A9%20laineux
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Enfermedades de las plantas
- Silvicultura
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- pudrición blanca de raíz
1, record 4, Spanish, pudrici%C3%B3n%20blanca%20de%20ra%C3%ADz
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- podredumbre blanca de raíz 2, record 4, Spanish, podredumbre%20blanca%20de%20ra%C3%ADz
correct, feminine noun
- podredumbre blanca 3, record 4, Spanish, podredumbre%20blanca
correct, feminine noun
- PB 3, record 4, Spanish, PB
correct, feminine noun
- PB 3, record 4, Spanish, PB
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Enfermedad criptogámica [debida a la acción del hongo Rosellinia necatrix]. Es muy polífaga, ya que también ataca a la viña, los frutales, y los árboles forestales. Las raíces se pudren y sobre su corteza se observa un micelio blancuzco que más tarde se vuelve parduzco y casi negro. 4, record 4, Spanish, - pudrici%C3%B3n%20blanca%20de%20ra%C3%ADz
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La podredumbre blanca (PB), causada por Rosellinia necatrix Prillieux [...], es una de las principales enfermedades en árboles de aguacate (Persea americana) [...]. El hongo invade el sistema radicular del árbol mediante un micelio blanco en forma de abanico, causando clorosis, marchitez, y desfoliación en algunos casos, que en condiciones ambientales óptimas, puede dar lugar a una muerte rápida. 3, record 4, Spanish, - pudrici%C3%B3n%20blanca%20de%20ra%C3%ADz
Record 5 - internal organization data 2010-12-14
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Fungi and Myxomycetes
- Silviculture
- Plant Diseases
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- white rot fungus 1, record 5, English, white%20rot%20fungus
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Champignons et myxomycètes
- Sylviculture
- Maladies des plantes
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- moisissure ligninolytique
1, record 5, French, moisissure%20ligninolytique
feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Hongos y mixomicetos
- Silvicultura
- Enfermedades de las plantas
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- hongo de pudrición blanca
1, record 5, Spanish, hongo%20de%20pudrici%C3%B3n%20blanca
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Los hongos pudridores de madera pueden ser agrupados en dos categorías según la forma en la cual pudren la madera. Estos dos grupos son denominados hongos de pudrición blanca y hongos de pudrición castaña. [...] Los hongos de pudrición blanca tienen un sistema de enzimas celulasa y lignasa que le permiten degradar todos los componentes de las paredes celulares de la madera. 1, record 5, Spanish, - hongo%20de%20pudrici%C3%B3n%20blanca
Record 6 - internal organization data 2010-09-03
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Plant Diseases
- Silviculture
- Wood Industries
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- white rot
1, record 6, English, white%20rot
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- white speck rot 2, record 6, English, white%20speck%20rot
- white speck 3, record 6, English, white%20speck
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any decay or rot attacking both the cellulose and the lignin [of wood], producing a generally whitish residue that may be spongy or stringy rot, or occur as pocket rot, as example with "Fomes annosus". 1, record 6, English, - white%20rot
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
white speck: The intermediate stage of Fomes pini decay characterized by small white pits or streaks in the wood. 3, record 6, English, - white%20rot
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
white speck: term and definition reproduced with the permission of the copyright holder, CSA International, 178 Rexdale Blvd., Toronto, Ontario, Canada M9W 1R3. However, CSA International shall not be responsible for the manner in which the information is presented, nor for any interpretations thereof. This CSA International material may not have been updated to reflect amendments subsequently made to the original content. For further information, contact CSA International. 4, record 6, English, - white%20rot
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Maladies des plantes
- Sylviculture
- Industrie du bois
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- pourriture blanche
1, record 6, French, pourriture%20blanche
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- carie blanche 2, record 6, French, carie%20blanche
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Toute carie ou pourriture affectant la cellulose et la lignine du bois et produisant un résidu blanchâtre d'aspect spongieux ou fibreux, ou une pourriture alvéolaire. 3, record 6, French, - pourriture%20blanche
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Enfermedades de las plantas
- Silvicultura
- Industria maderera
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- pudrición blanca
1, record 6, Spanish, pudrici%C3%B3n%20blanca
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
- podredumbre blanca 2, record 6, Spanish, podredumbre%20blanca
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Los hongos pudridores de madera pueden ser agrupados en dos categorías según la forma en la cual pudren la madera. Estos dos grupos son denominados hongos de pudrición blanca y hongos de pudrición castaña. [...] Los hongos de pudrición blanca tienen un sistema de enzimas celulasa y lignasa que le permiten degradar todos los componentes de las paredes celulares de la madera. 1, record 6, Spanish, - pudrici%C3%B3n%20blanca
Record 7 - internal organization data 1994-01-17
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Plant Diseases
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- leaf blight of onion
1, record 7, English, leaf%20blight%20of%20onion
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- botrytis leaf blight of onion 2, record 7, English, botrytis%20leaf%20blight%20of%20onion
correct
- small sclerotial neck rot of onion 3, record 7, English, small%20sclerotial%20neck%20rot%20of%20onion
correct
- small-sclerotium neck of onion 4, record 7, English, small%2Dsclerotium%20neck%20of%20onion
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plant disease caused by Botrytis squamosa J.C. Walker. 5, record 7, English, - leaf%20blight%20of%20onion
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 OBS
symptoms: Oval spot, whitish to yellowish, surrounded by a silvery halo or numerous small whitish surface sports, and dieback of the leaf tips. 6, record 7, English, - leaf%20blight%20of%20onion
Record 7, Key term(s)
- neck rot of white onion
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Maladies des plantes
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- brûlure de la feuille de l'oignon
1, record 7, French, br%C3%BBlure%20de%20la%20feuille%20de%20l%27oignon
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- brûlure des feuilles de l'oignon 2, record 7, French, br%C3%BBlure%20des%20feuilles%20de%20l%27oignon
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
D'après J.C. Walker, trois espèces de Botrytis se rencontrent sur l'oignon : Botrytis allii (gray mold neck rot) [...] Botrytis byssoidea (mycelial neck rot) [...] Botrytis squamosa (small-sclerotial neck rot) [...] Cette espèce attaque surtout le feuillage. 3, record 7, French, - br%C3%BBlure%20de%20la%20feuille%20de%20l%27oignon
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La «brûlure» des feuilles peut être provoquée par quelques Botrytis (B. allii et B. cinerea) mais surtout B. squamosa. 3, record 7, French, - br%C3%BBlure%20de%20la%20feuille%20de%20l%27oignon
Record 7, Key term(s)
- pourriture des oignons
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1991-02-06
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Silviculture
- Plant Diseases
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- white spongy rot
1, record 8, English, white%20spongy%20rot
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
white rot: Any of several wood rots of various trees caused chiefly by fungi of the genus Fomes. 2, record 8, English, - white%20spongy%20rot
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Sylviculture
- Maladies des plantes
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- carie blanche spongieuse
1, record 8, French, carie%20blanche%20spongieuse
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Maladie du bouleau causé par le champignon Corticium laeve. 2, record 8, French, - carie%20blanche%20spongieuse
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
carie : Nom générique de quelques maladies des plantes. 3, record 8, French, - carie%20blanche%20spongieuse
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1989-09-11
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Plant Diseases
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- white brittled rot
1, record 9, English, white%20brittled%20rot
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
- Hypoxylon deustum 1, record 9, English, Hypoxylon%20deustum
Latin
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Maladies des plantes
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- carie blanche friable
1, record 9, French, carie%20blanche%20friable
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
- Hypoxylon deustum 1, record 9, French, Hypoxylon%20deustum
Latin
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Maladie qui affecte l'érable. 2, record 9, French, - carie%20blanche%20friable
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1985-10-28
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Plant Diseases
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- white rot(of onion) 1, record 10, English, white%20rot%28of%20onion%29
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
White rot: soft rot under a white mycelial mat covered with numerous small black sclerotia. An onion disease caused by Sclerotium cepivorum Berk. 1, record 10, English, - white%20rot%28of%20onion%29
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Maladies des plantes
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- pourriture blanche (de l'oignon)
1, record 10, French, pourriture%20blanche%20%28de%20l%27oignon%29
feminine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pourriture blanche : pourriture molle sous un feutrage mycélien blanc qui est recouvert de nombreux petits sclérotes noirs. Maladie de l'oignon causée par Sclerotium cepivorum Berk. 1, record 10, French, - pourriture%20blanche%20%28de%20l%27oignon%29
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1985-05-21
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Plant Diseases
- Vegetable Crop Production
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- white rot of onion 1, record 11, English, white%20rot%20of%20onion
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Maladies des plantes
- Production légumière
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- pourriture blanche de l'oignon
1, record 11, French, pourriture%20blanche%20de%20l%27oignon
feminine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
Record 12 - internal organization data 1984-01-05
Record 12, English
Record 12, Subject field(s)
- Plant Diseases
Record 12, Main entry term, English
- white pitted rot 1, record 12, English, white%20pitted%20rot
Record 12, Abbreviations, English
Record 12, Synonyms, English
Record 12, French
Record 12, Domaine(s)
- Maladies des plantes
Record 12, Main entry term, French
- carie blanche plumeuse
1, record 12, French, carie%20blanche%20plumeuse
feminine noun
Record 12, Abbreviations, French
Record 12, Synonyms, French
Record 12, Textual support, French
Record 12, Spanish
Record 12, Textual support, Spanish
Record 13 - internal organization data 1980-08-08
Record 13, English
Record 13, Subject field(s)
- Plant Diseases
Record 13, Main entry term, English
- White Stringy Rot
1, record 13, English, White%20Stringy%20Rot
correct
Record 13, Abbreviations, English
Record 13, Synonyms, English
Record 13, Textual support, English
Record 13, French
Record 13, Domaine(s)
- Maladies des plantes
Record 13, Main entry term, French
- carie blanche filandreuse 1, record 13, French, carie%20blanche%20filandreuse
Record 13, Abbreviations, French
Record 13, Synonyms, French
Record 13, Textual support, French
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Maladie de l'épinette blanche (Picea glauca) occasionnée par Adontia bicolor ("Noms français des maladies des plantes au Canada", Ministère de l'Agriculture, Québec). 2, record 13, French, - carie%20blanche%20filandreuse
Record 13, Spanish
Record 13, Textual support, Spanish
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