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Definition of sclerotium in English: sclerotiumnounPlural sclerotiasklɪəˈrəʊtɪəmskləˈrəʊtɪəmˌskləˈroʊʃ(i)əm Botany The hard dark resting body of certain fungi, consisting of a mass of hyphal threads, capable of remaining dormant for long periods. Example sentencesExamples - In addition, many fungi are able to parasitize spores, sclerotia, or hyphae of other fungi, resulting in biocontrol.
- The fungus ‘also produces sclerotia that can be the same size and shape as the seed.’
- It survives in soil as sclerotia or resting mycelium and is quite happy on many hosts, which allows it to survive for many years in the absence of soybeans.
- Whenever soil is highly contaminated with sclerotia, growers must rotate to a crop like wheat, which is prone to scab, instead of to other Sclerotinia-susceptible broadleaf crops, such as soybeans, dry beans, or canola.
- The Chinese sometimes include zhu ling (they use the sclerotium rather than the fruiting body) as an ingredient in herbal tonic formulas.
Origin Mid 19th century: modern Latin (former genus name), from Greek sklēros 'hard'. Definition of sclerotium in US English: sclerotiumnounˌskləˈroʊʃ(i)əmˌskləˈrōSH(ē)əm Botany The hard dark resting body of certain fungi, consisting of a mass of hyphal threads, capable of remaining dormant for long periods. Example sentencesExamples - The fungus ‘also produces sclerotia that can be the same size and shape as the seed.’
- Whenever soil is highly contaminated with sclerotia, growers must rotate to a crop like wheat, which is prone to scab, instead of to other Sclerotinia-susceptible broadleaf crops, such as soybeans, dry beans, or canola.
- The Chinese sometimes include zhu ling (they use the sclerotium rather than the fruiting body) as an ingredient in herbal tonic formulas.
- It survives in soil as sclerotia or resting mycelium and is quite happy on many hosts, which allows it to survive for many years in the absence of soybeans.
- In addition, many fungi are able to parasitize spores, sclerotia, or hyphae of other fungi, resulting in biocontrol.
Origin Mid 19th century: modern Latin (former genus name), from Greek sklēros ‘hard’. |