Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A few of the hosts, with their specific leaf-blights, are as follows: buckwheat, Ramularia rufumaculons; cabbage, Macrosporium Brassica; celery, Cercospora Apii; cotton, Cercospora gossypina; pear, Entomosporium maculatum; tobacco, Cercospora Nicotianæ.
- noun A disease affecting the leaves of various plants, caused by parasitic fungi.
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Examples
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Here at the West, it has proved a failure in most locations, being subject to leaf-blight, and a feeble grower.
The Cultivation of The Native Grape, and Manufacture of American Wines George Husmann
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Very productive, but subject to leaf-blight, mildew and rot; although perhaps not so much as the Catawba.
The Cultivation of The Native Grape, and Manufacture of American Wines George Husmann
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Subject in many locations, to leaf-blight, and is _there_ a very slow grower.
The Cultivation of The Native Grape, and Manufacture of American Wines George Husmann
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Bunch medium, very compact, shouldered; berry medium, round, greenish-white, covered with white bloom; thick skin, pulpy, but very sweet, and of fine flavor; makes an excellent white wine; very productive, but somewhat subject to leaf-blight in wet seasons; does not rot or mildew.
The Cultivation of The Native Grape, and Manufacture of American Wines George Husmann
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This is, in dry seasons, a really fine grape, but subject to leaf-blight and mildew in hot seasons.
The Cultivation of The Native Grape, and Manufacture of American Wines George Husmann
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Bunch long and loose, large, shouldered; berry medium, round, pale red, with fine lilac bloom; pulpy; of fair quality, but subject to leaf-blight, and mildew.
The Cultivation of The Native Grape, and Manufacture of American Wines George Husmann
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Much recommended in Ohio, where it originated, but unworthy of culture here, being a poor grower, a shy bearer and very much subject to leaf-blight.
The Cultivation of The Native Grape, and Manufacture of American Wines George Husmann
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For leaf-blight -- spotting and dropping off of the leaves about midsummer -- spray with Bordeaux within a week or so after the falling of the blossoms.
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The disease may be further controlled by spraying with Bordeaux mixture, as directed under leaf-blight.
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The most common is known as the leaf-blight fungus,
All About Coffee 1909
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