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microsclerotium

microsclerotium noun: a very small sclerotium.

Noun

microsclerotium (plural microsclerotia)

  1. A very small sclerotium
    • Usually, viable microsclerotium density in soil can be quantified prior to or at sowing in order to predict the risk of wilt [2 –5 ].2015 July 14, “Spatial Pattern of Verticillium dahliae Microsclerotia and Cotton Plants with Wilt Symptoms in Commercial Plantations”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of microsclerotium

pluralmicrosclerotia

Origin of microsclerotium

From micro- + sclerotium.

Questions about microsclerotium

What does microsclerotium mean?
Microsclerotium means a very small sclerotium.
What part of speech is microsclerotium?
Microsclerotium is a noun.
What is the plural of microsclerotium?
The plural of microsclerotium is microsclerotia.

Words near microsclerotium in the dictionary

  1. microscleres
  2. microsclerodermin
  3. microsclerodermins
  4. microsclerotia
  5. microsclerotial
  6. microsclerotium
  7. microscopal
  8. microscope
  9. microscope slide
  10. microscope slides
  11. microscoped

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