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ascochyta

ascochyta noun: any fungus of the genus Ascochyta.

Noun

ascochyta

  1. Any fungus of the genus Ascochyta.
    • Other seed-borne diseases are the Alternarias, Ascochytas, Black leg, Black rot. Canker, Neck rot and Septorias.2001, Derek Soper, A guide to seed treatments in the UK, page 25
    • Furthermore, induction of four enzymes in the phenylpropanoid pathway is important for resistance to ascochyta blight disease in the chickpea.2016 February 6, “Transcriptome Analysis of an Anthracnose-Resistant Tea Plant Cultivar Reveals Genes Associated with Resistance to Colletotrichum camelliae”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of ascochyta

From the genus name.

Questions about ascochyta

What does ascochyta mean?
Ascochyta means any fungus of the genus Ascochyta.
What part of speech is ascochyta?
Ascochyta is a noun.

Words near ascochyta in the dictionary

  1. ascocarps
  2. ascoceratid
  3. ascoceratids
  4. ascocerid
  5. ascocerids
  6. ascochyta
  7. ascococci
  8. ascococcus
  9. ascoconidia
  10. ascoconidium
  11. ascocyst

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