a compact mass of hyphae, that is formed by certain fungi and gives rise to new fungal growth or spore-producing structures
Derived forms
sclerotioid (scleˈrotioid) or sclerotial (scleˈrotial)
adjective
Word origin
C18: from New Latin, from Greek sklēros hard
Examples of 'sclerotia' in a sentence
sclerotia
All progeny showed maternal inheritance of mitochondria from the sclerotia.
Bruce W. Horn, Richard M. Gell, Rakhi Singh, Ronald B. Sorensen, Ignazio Carbone 2016, 'Sexual Reproduction in Aspergillus flavus Sclerotia: Acquisition of Novel Allelesfrom Soil Populations and Uniparental Mitochondrial Inheritance', PLOS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0146169. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
We identified potential genes linking sclerotia development and aflatoxin biosynthesis.
Xinliang Wu, Bin Zhou, Chao Yin, Yong Guo, Ying Lin, Li Pan, Bin Wang 2014, 'Characterization of Natural Antisense Transcript, Sclerotia Development and SecondaryMetabolism by Strand-Specific RNA Sequencing of Aspergillus flavus', PLoS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0097814. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
At 0% humidity, the temperature was not efficient in sclerotia eradication.
Henrique Duarte Vieira, Marlon Vagner Valentim Martins, Vicente Mussi-Dias, SilvaldoFelipe Silveira 2010, 'Efeito da temperatura e umidade do substrato na viabilidade de Sclerotium rolfsii= Effect of the temperature and substrate moisture on the viability of Sclerotiumrolfsii', Acta Scientiarum: Agronomyhttp://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciAgron/article/view/2325/2325. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
A fungus having fluffy mycelium and large sclerotia was isolated from affected tissues.
Ananya Prova, Abdul Mannan Akanda, Shaikhul Islam, Md. Motaher Hossain 2018, 'Characterization of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, an Emerging Fungal Pathogen CausingBlight in Hyacinth Bean (Lablab purpureus)', The Plant Pathology Journalhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6200041. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Both substrata were efficient for sclerotia production.
Gesimária Ribeiro Costa, Jefferson Luis da Silva Costa 2007, 'INFLUÊNCIA DO SOLO E DE SUBSTRATOS PARA PRODUÇÃO DE ESCLERÓDIOS NA GERMINAÇÃO CARPOGÊNICADE Sclerotinia sclerotiorum INFLUENCE OF SOIL AND SUBSTRATES ON SCLEROTIUM PRODUCTIONIN THE CARPOGENIC GERMINATION OF Sclerotinia sclerotiorum', Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropicalhttp://www.revistas.ufg.br/index.php/pat/article/view/2130. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Sclerotia are observed in 14 days old cultures.
Jovana Hrustić, Mila Grahovac, Milica Mihajlović, Goran Delibašić, Mirko Ivanović,Mihailo Nikolić, Brankica Tanović 2012, 'Molecular Detection of Monilinia fructigena as Causal Agent of Brown Rot on Quince',Pesticidi i Fitomedicinahttp://www.pesting.org.rs/download.php/documents/27-1/27-1%2015-24.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
However, sclerotia produced on rice husks formed larger numbers of apothecia when buried in soil.
Gesimária Ribeiro Costa, Jefferson Luis da Silva Costa 2007, 'INFLUÊNCIA DO SOLO E DE SUBSTRATOS PARA PRODUÇÃO DE ESCLERÓDIOS NA GERMINAÇÃO CARPOGÊNICADE Sclerotinia sclerotiorum INFLUENCE OF SOIL AND SUBSTRATES ON SCLEROTIUM PRODUCTIONIN THE CARPOGENIC GERMINATION OF Sclerotinia sclerotiorum', Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropicalhttp://www.revistas.ufg.br/index.php/pat/article/view/2130. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Disease severity was closely related to the number of sclerotia on rice plant.
Bambang Nuryanto, Achmadi Priyatmojo, Bambang Hadisutrisno, Bambang Hendro Sunarminto 2010, 'Hubungan Antara Inokulum Awal Patogen dengan Perkembangan Penyakit Hawar Upih padaPadi Varietas Ciherang', Jurnal Perlindungan Tanaman Indonesiahttps://jurnal.ugm.ac.id/jpti/article/view/11724. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)