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SCLEROTIUM [1 record]

Record 1 2023-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Diseases
  • Industrial Crops
  • Grain Growing
  • Milling and Cereal Industries
DEF

[A] hard, compact [mass] of fungal mycelium that [serves] as resting or survival structures.

CONT

One type of sclerotia [are] the [masses] of fungal tissue produced by the soil-borne fungus Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, which attacks crops such as sunflower and canola.

Key term(s)
  • sclerotia

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies des plantes
  • Culture des plantes industrielles
  • Culture des céréales
  • Minoterie et céréales
DEF

[Masse dure et compacte] de mycélium qui sert d'organes de conservation.

CONT

Un type de sclérote consiste en une masse de tissu fongique produite par le champignon terricole Sclerotinia sclerotiorum qui attaque les cultures telles que la graine de tournesol et le canola.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades de las plantas
  • Cultivo de plantas industriales
  • Cultivo de cereales
  • Molinería y cereales
DEF

Estructura de resistencia que permite a un hongo esperar el momento adecuado para germinar.

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