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1. A plant [[disease]] in which the casual [[fungus]] forms a coating over the surface of plant parts. The coating, which is a mycelial growth, is usually thin and whitish. There are two types of mildew - downy and powdery.<br><br> | 1. A plant [[disease]] in which the casual [[fungus]] forms a coating over the surface of plant parts. The coating, which is a mycelial ([[mycelium]]) growth, is usually thin and whitish. There are two types of mildew - downy and powdery.<br><br> | ||
http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/gardner/diseases/dark%20mildews/dark%20mildew.JPG<br><br> | http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/gardner/diseases/dark%20mildews/dark%20mildew.JPG<br><br> | ||
A sample of a typical dark mildew on a leaf surface of po‘ola.<br> | A sample of a typical dark mildew on a leaf surface of po‘ola.<br> | ||
Source: http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/gardner/diseases/dark%20mildews/dark_mildews.htm<br><br> | Source: http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/gardner/diseases/dark%20mildews/dark_mildews.htm<br><br> | ||
Revision as of 13:21, 15 June 2006
1. A plant disease in which the casual fungus forms a coating over the surface of plant parts. The coating, which is a mycelial (mycelium) growth, is usually thin and whitish. There are two types of mildew - downy and powdery.
A sample of a typical dark mildew on a leaf surface of po‘ola.
Source: http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/gardner/diseases/dark%20mildews/dark_mildews.htm