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Plant Pathol.1. a symptom or phase of certain esp. fungal diseases of plants, characterized by necrotic discoloration of the leaves.2. any disease so characterized.[1905-10]
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leaf blotch
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speckled blotch — noun or speckled leaf blotch : disease of wheat caused by fungi of the genus Septoria and characterized by pinhead sized light colored leaf spots that later develop into blackish spore pustules … Useful english dictionary
Spot blotch (wheat) — Spot blotch is a leaf disease of wheat caused by Cochliobolus sativus .cite book last = Wiese first = M.V. title = Compendium of wheat diseases publisher = American Phytopathological Society date = 1987 pages = 124 pp ] cite book last = Martens… … Wikipedia
Spot blotch (barley) — Spot blotch is a disease of barley caused by Cochliobolus sativus . The disease is found everywhere that barley is grown, but only significant yield losses in warm, humid climates.cite book last = Mathre first = D.E. title = Compendium of barley… … Wikipedia
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