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Soft rot   /sɑft rɑt/   Listen
Soft rot

noun
1.
Mushy or slimy decay of plants caused by bacteria or fungi.





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"Soft rot" Quotes from Famous Books



... dry, turning yellow, and the whole head lose in weight,—if it be not very hard, shrivelling, and, if hard, shrinking. If they are kept in too warm and wet a place, the heads will decay fast, in a black, soft rot. The best way to preserve cabbages for stock into the winter, is to place them in trenches a few inches below the surface, and there cover with from a foot to two feet of coarse hay or straw, the depth depending on the coldness of the ...
— Cabbages and Cauliflowers: How to Grow Them • James John Howard Gregory


Words linked to "Soft rot" :   plant disease, leak


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