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sclerotinia - any fungus of the genus Sclerotinia; some causing brown rot diseases in plants

genus Sclerotinia - large genus of ascomycetous fungi including various destructive plant pathogens

brown cup - a variety of sclerotinia

fungus - an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia

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Control of lettuce drop disease caused by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum with metham-sodium soil treatment and foliar application of benomyl.

Effect of a Fungal Pathogen Trichoderma hamatum on Growth and Germination of Ciboria carunculoides Under Laboratory Conditions

Many studies have suggested that crop density is related to sclerotinia stem rot incidence [19,18,17,14], but few have demonstrated this relationship in canola.

Effects of planting density on quantity and quality features in maize (Zea mays L.)

Before the duo's finding, only plant-disease-causing fungi like Sclerotinia sclerotiorum were reported to produce microsclerotia--not their insect-infecting brethren.

Multiplying Metarhizium

AxN-1-55 was released in 2005 as a mid group II maturity germplasm line for use as a parent because of its high level of resistance to Sclerotinia stem rot [caused by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib.) de Bary].

Registration of AxN-1-55 soybean germplasm with partial resistance to Sclerotinia stem rot

Turkington and Morrall, [21] tried to establish the relationship between plant density and sclerotinia stem rot, finding that disease was inconsistently related to their measures of canopy density.

Effect of planting density on physiological parameters in maize (Zea mays L.)

Gulya and Seiler say their ultimate goal is to find new genes that can be incorporated into American sunflower hybrids to make them more resistant to fungi that cause diseases such as downy mildew, rust, and Sclerotinia stalk rot.

Help from down under could fortify U.S. sunflowers

Skylla is partially resistant to Sclerotinia stem rot {also called white mold, caused by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib.) de Bary].

Registration of 'Skylla' soybean

You can read about work that's helping protect beans, sunflowers, and other plants from one of their worst fungal pathogens, Sclerotinia. This microbe causes a serious disease known as "white mold."

Specialty crops move into the spotlight

These germplasms are available for use by the sunflower industry and public researchers to create hybrids, parental lines, or germplasms with improved Sclerotinia [caused by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib.) de Bary] head rot tolerance.

Registration of two restorer (RHA 439 and RHA 440) and one maintainer (HA 441) sclerotinia tolerant oilseed sunflower germplasms