black rot

n. Any of several fungal or bacterial plant diseases resulting in dark brown to black discoloration and decay of affected plant parts.

black rot

n (Plant Pathology) any of various plant diseases of fruits and vegetables, producing blackening, rotting, and shrivelling and caused by bacteria (including Xanthomonas campestris) and fungi (such as Physalospora malorum)

black′ rot′

n. any of various fungal or bacterial diseases of plants characterized by black discoloration and decay. [1840–50, Amer.]

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black rot - a fungous disease causing darkening and decay of the leaves of fruits and vegetablesplant disease - a disease that affects plants

Black Rot

black rot

[′blak ‚rät] (plant pathology) Any fungal or bacterial disease of plants characterized by dark brown discoloration and decay of a plant part.

Black Rot

a grapevine rot, which mainly infects the grapes (occasionally the shoots and leaves); at first small brown spots appear, soon growing larger. The grapes shrivel and become almost black, shot with a bluish color; they become covered with black knobs. The disease appears after prolonged cold rains. A few pathogenes of black rot are known, the most dangerous of which is the ascomycetes Guignardia baccae. The method of fighting black rot is to spray the vines with bordeaux mixture, a pesticide.

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noun a fungous disease causing darkening and decay of the leaves of fruits and vegetables

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