pink rot

pink rot

[′piŋk ‚rät] (plant pathology) A fungus disease of potato tubers caused by Phytophtora erythroseptica and characterized by wet rot and pink color of the cut surfaces of the tuber upon exposure to air. A rot disease of apples caused by the fungus Tricothecium roseum. A watery soft rot of celery caused by the fungus Sclerotinia sclerotiorum.