Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various asexual fungi in the genus Alternaria, many of which cause blights and spots in plants.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of hyphomycetous fungi doubtfully distinct from
Macrosporium .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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A second application will be made within three weeks of the first fungicide to continue protection throughout flowering and to control later diseases such as alternaria and botrytis.
FWi - All News 2009
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So, if you get (alternaria) with southern winds for four or five days, you find yourself in a dead-end street.
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There is a fungi they call (alternaria) and when there is a cloudy day and there is a lot of fog in the morning, it grows extremely quickly.
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One of his concerns at present is alternaria (early blight) which is just starting to show in one or two crops of Markies, other susceptible varieties include Saturna, Hermes, Maris
FWi - All News 2010
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An early petal fall fungicide will also be required if disease control (sclerotinia or alternaria) is important and to help maintain healthy green leaf.
FWi - All News 2009
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Fungicides targeted at sclerotinia will also protect against alternaria, botrytis and late phoma.
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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Even so, they should give some protection from alternaria.
FWi - All News 2009
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An early petal fall fungicide will also be required if disease control (sclerotinia or alternaria) is important and to help maintain healthy green leaf.
FWi - All News 2009
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Even so, they should give some protection from alternaria.
FWi - All News 2009
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