Black Root Rot Fungus (Noun)
Meaning
Fungus causing black root rot in apples.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Black root rot fungus, also known as Botryosphaeria obtusa, can be found in infected apple roots worldwide.
- A species of the fungus Botryosphaeria has been reported as a causative agent of black root rot fungus in apples in North America.
- Phytophthora and Botryosphaeria have been found as pathogens responsible for the occurrence of black root rot fungus on apples in Brazil.
- Cankers formed by black root rot fungus infections have the potential to disrupt vascular tissue of the tree.
- When planted on sites infested with the pathogen black root rot fungus, some apple trees began showing above ground symptoms such as sparse growth, smaller and lighter-colored leaves and dropped their fruit before the tree flowered the next spring.