Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of discomycetous fungi having smooth-stalked, funnel or saucer-shaped ascocarps arising from sclerotia.
- noun A fungus of the genus Sclerotinia.
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- noun any fungus of the genus Sclerotinia; some causing brown rot diseases in plants
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Examples
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Common diseases of sunflowers (Helianthus annuus) such as downy mildew, septoria leaf spot, rust and sclerotinia wilt are regarded as potential problems.
Chapter 20 1987
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"Flowering takes just three weeks and as all branches flower simultaneously you can get all the sclerotinia protection you need from a single spray in the first week of flowering."
FWi - All News 2010
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Some Indiana soybean fields in 2009 were hit with sclerotinia stem rot, commonly known as white mold.
Media Newswire media-newswire.com 2010
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"Flowering takes just three weeks and as all branches flower simultaneously you can get all the sclerotinia protection you need from a single spray in the first week of flowering."
FWi - All News 2010
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I am planning a routine sclerotinia spray, or even two in high risk situations, based around boscalid or prothioconazole.
FWi - All News 2009
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In winter oilseed rape now is the time when we see whether the sclerotinia spray programme has been successful or not.
FWi - All News 2009
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Winter oilseed rape has had its mid / late flowering fungicide for sclerotinia and this should also give some protection against alternaria.
FWi - All News 2009
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With early crops at the yellow bud to first flowers opening stage, this is a slight compromise, which will confuse the main sclerotinia spray timing.
FWi - All News 2009
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This year has seen many more crops sprayed for sclerotinia than would usually be the case.
FWi - All News 2009
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Sclerotinia - Assessing RiskAssessing risk of sclerotinia attacks after two consecutive years of high infection will be high on ...
FWi - All News 2009
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