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Meaning of "brown rot" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BROWN ROT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BROWN ROT

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Brown rot is a noun.
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WHAT DOES BROWN ROT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of brown rot in the English dictionary

The definition of brown rot in the dictionary is a disease of apples, peaches, etc, caused by fungi of the genus Sclerotinia and characterized by yellowish-brown masses of spores on the plant surface. Other definition of brown rot is decay of timber caused by the action of fungi on the cellulose.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BROWN ROT

brown flour
brown goods
brown hickory
brown house moth
brown hyena
brown lung disease
brown nose
brown owl
brown paper
brown pound
brown rat
brown rice
brown sauce
brown seaweed
Brown Shirt
brown snake
brown study
brown sugar
brown toast
brown trout

WORDS THAT END LIKE BROWN ROT

black rot
carrot
Diderot
dry rot
foot rot
foxtrot
hoof rot
noble rot
on the trot
parrot
Pierrot
potato ring rot
ring rot
rot
Sderot
soft rot
tarot
tooth rot
trot
wet rot

Synonyms and antonyms of brown rot in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «brown rot» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BROWN ROT

Find out the translation of brown rot to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of brown rot from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «brown rot» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

褐腐病
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

podredumbre parda
570 millions of speakers

English

brown rot
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ब्राउन सड़ांध
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

العفن البني
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бурая гниль
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

podridão parda
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাদামি পচা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

la pourriture brune
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Busuk coklat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Braunfäule
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

褐色腐敗病
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

갈색 부패
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Coklat rot
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

thối nâu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பழுப்பு அழுகல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तपकिरी रॉट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kahverengi çürük
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

marciume bruno
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

śLUZAKA
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бура гниль
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

putregai brun
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καστανής σήψης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bruin vrot
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

brunröta
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

brun råte
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of brown rot

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BROWN ROT»

The term «brown rot» is normally little used and occupies the 108.716 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BROWN ROT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about brown rot

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BROWN ROT»

Discover the use of brown rot in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to brown rot and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Farmers' Bulletin
The best way to control brown rot is by spraying or dusting. Sulfur is the most widely recommended chemical for brown rot control, but it is being partly replaced by di- chlone and captan in some areas. Brown rot is less of a problem Bacterial ...
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Peach brown rot
When a specimen of the plum curculio is examined under suitable magnification, it is found to be ideally equipped as a carrier of brown-rot spores. The segments of the abdomen, the wing elytra, the femora, tibiae, and tarsi are all covered with  ...
John William Roberts, John Clymer Dunegan, 1932
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Industrial Applications
In contrast, the brown rot fungi have either not been studied or have generally been considered to be relatively ineffective as compound degraders. However, there are some examples where application of brown rot fungi (either directly or ...
Karl Esser, Paul A. Lemke, J. W. Bennett, 2002
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Diseases of Temperate Zone Tree Fruit and Nut Crops
Brown Rot of Stone Fruit Monilinia laxa (Aderh. & Ruhl.) Honey Monilinia fructicola (Wint.) Honey Brown rot is the name given to diseases of deciduous tree fruit caused by species of Monilinia ( = Sclerotinia) . In 1900, Woronin showed that two ...
Joseph M. Ogawa, Harley English, 1991
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Pests of the Garden and Small Farm: A Grower's Guide to ...
Brown Rot of Stonefruit Monilinia spp. Brown rot is the most common and serious blossom and fruit disease of almonds and stone- fruits. The disease also affects flowering cherries and plums, flowering quince, and some wild species of Pi ...
Mary Louise Flint, 1998
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Integrated Pest Management for Stone Fruits
t= major; 9= common; t}= occasional; Cl)= rare: y^)= does not occur Brown rot is one of the most serious diseases in stone fruits. Brown rot pathogens blight blossoms and young shoots, rot ripening fruit, and may attack very young green fruit.
University of California (System). Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, 1999
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Aspects of Tropical Mycology
Brown-rot fungi selectively remove cellulose and hemicellulose from wood. Wood decayed by brown-rot fungi loses its strength rapidly and undergoes drastic shrinkage and cracking across the grain. In the advanced stages the wood is ...
Susan Isaac, 1993
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Systematics and Evolution
Two main forms of wood decay are recognized: white rot and brown rot (also called cubical brown rot, or dry rot). In white rot, cellulose (50-70% of wood by weight), hemicellulose (10-20%), and lignin (10-20%) are all decayed, leaving a soft, ...
David J. McLaughlin, E. G. McLaughlin, Paul A. Lemke, 2000
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Forest Products Biotechnology
indicates that chemical alterations in brown-rotted lignin are oxidative in nature, oxidative changes in cellulose as a result of brown-rot decay have not been unequivocally demonstrated. Assays for metals in brown-rot wood decay have been ...
Alan Bruce, John Palfreyman, 2002
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Comparative biochemistry of the decay of sweetgum sapwood by ...
Review of Differences Between the White- and Brown-Rot Types of Wood Decay Three general types of wood decay are commonly recognized — white rot, brown rot, and soft rot. The last type has only recently been shown to be of importance ...
Ellis Brevier Cowling, 1961

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BROWN ROT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term brown rot is used in the context of the following news items.
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Peaches remain popular crop in backyards
Major pests include San Jose scale, greater and lesser peach twig borer, catfacing insects, scab, brown rot and bacterial rot, to name a few. «Tyler Morning Telegraph, Jul 15»
2
Gardening Tips: Growing peaches
Brown rot is a common disease of peaches and like the name implies, causes peaches to rot and turn brown before they reach maturity. «Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, Jul 15»
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Questions, answers and jobs for the coming week
This will PREVENT brown rot on plums. Sow seeds of winter turnips and large rooted radish for winter soups. Dust the seedlings with ant killer ... «Portsmouth News, Jul 15»
4
Master Gardener Q&A: What's behind rotting cherries?
Answer: This sounds like a fungal disease known as brown rot (Monilinia spp.). This disease is common on fruiting and ornamental cherry and ... «Statesman Journal, Jul 15»
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This week in the garden, watch the water
Also check for fire blight and brown rot. We know this is going to sound crazy, but it's time to start seeds for your winter garden. For years ... «San Jose Mercury News, Jul 15»
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Northwest Michigan fruit regional report – June 30, 2015
Sweet cherries are coloring and sizing, and growers have been diligent about keeping fruit protected against American brown rot. The overall ... «Michigan State University Extension, Jun 15»
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Peach farmers working to save harvest after wet spring
Craig Pullen, the owner of Pullen Farms, says too much moisture has resulted in brown rot. About 40 percent of his peaches have been affected ... «KOCO Oklahoma City, Jun 15»
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Southwest Michigan fruit regional report – June 23, 2015
Warm rains are good infection periods for brown rot as well, and sweet cherries are very susceptible to brown rot as the fruit ripens. «Michigan State University Extension, Jun 15»
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Pest & Disease Factsheet - White mould
In the field a typical pink-to-brown rot develops at the base of collapsing celery petioles. Symptoms on carrots are brown water-soaked lesions ... «Horticulture Week, Jun 15»
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Adama's Captan Gold fungicide labeled for California, Arizona …
... Solutions, formerly Makhteshim Agan Industries used to protect crops against diseases like anthracnose, botrytis, brown rot and scab. «Western Farm Press, Jun 15»

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