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verticillium wilt Definition

ver·ti·cil·lium wilt (vʉr′tə sil′ē əm)

noun

a common plant disease caused by fungi (genus Verticillium) and characterized by yellow leaves and drooping stems

verticillium wilt Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • strawberry: It provides information on verticillium wilt of strawberry, a fungal disease caused by the pathogen Verticillium albo-atrum.
  • potato: In August, Tom Locke visited Guelph, Ontario and Wooster, Ohio to investigate verticillium wilt of potatoes.

Preposition: in

  • cross: Inheritance of resistance to Verticillium wilt in a tomato cross.