White root rot

Japanese: white root rot(英語表記)whiterootrot
White root rot

...Affected plants lose vitality above ground, the leaves turn yellowish brown and fall off, and when the roots are dug up they are covered with a mesh-like layer of white or purple mold. There are two types of white root rot, white root rot and violet root rot, but it is difficult to tell the difference between the two just by looking at the above-ground parts. The fungus that covers the roots invades the tissues, preventing nutrient absorption and water from rising, causing the entire plant to wither and die.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "white root rot" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…これにかかった植物は地上部全体に生気がなく,葉は黄褐色に変わって脱落し,根を掘ってみると,白色または紫色のカビが網目状におおっている。白紋羽病white root rotと紫紋羽病violet root rotとの2種類があるが,地上部だけをみてこの二つを見分けることはむずかしい。根をおおった菌が組織を侵し,養分の吸収,水分の上昇を妨げるので植物全体が枯死する。…

※「white root rot」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

<<:  white-rumped munia

>>:  White Queen

Recommend

Fleming, Victor

Born: February 23, 1883 in Pasadena, California [D...

Ophiostoma

…Most of the ascus shells are ovoid and easy to i...

Greek shipowners

…His love affair and marriage to singer Maria Cal...

Ritual Magic - Gishi-ki-majutsu

...It is noteworthy that natural magic has been a...

Gosse, Sir Edmund

Born: September 21, 1849, London [Died] May 16, 19...

Yasuyo Yoshimine

A Chinese poet of the early Heian period. A son o...

Horsetail tree

...When the fruit ripens and dries, the beak open...

Onaka Tominosukechika - Onaka Tominosukechika

A court poet in the mid-Heian period. He was the ...

Feeding - Feeding

The term "feeding" has come into use tod...

Buri (English spelling)

…While the cow was licking the salty frosted ston...

Olmütz (English spelling) Olmutz

…A city in north-central Moravia in the eastern p...

Viṭhobā (English spelling)

…His family belonged to the Kumbī (farming) caste...

Dainenbutsu Temple

The head temple of the Yuzu Nembutsu sect, locate...

Man

〘noun〙 A human being who is endowed with the organ...