Meanings
noun
- Any fungus of the genus Ascochyta.
Other seed-borne diseases are the Alternarias, Ascochytas, Black leg, Black rot. Canker, Neck rot and Septorias.
2001, Derek Soper, A guide to seed treatments in the UK, page 251 more example
Furthermore, induction of four enzymes in the phenylpropanoid pathway is important for resistance to ascochyta blight disease in the chickpea.
2016 February 6, “Transcriptome Analysis of an Anthracnose-Resistant Tea Plant Cultivar Reveals Genes Associated with Resistance to Colletotrichum camelliae”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
Origin
From the genus name.
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APA
ascochyta. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ascochyta
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Chicago
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