Definition of Sclerotium. Meaning of Sclerotium. Synonyms of Sclerotium

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Definition of Sclerotium

Sclerotium
Sclerotium Scle*ro"ti*um, n.; pl. Sclerotia. [NL., fr. Gr. sklhro`s hard.] 1. (Bot.) A hardened body formed by certain fungi, as by the Claviceps purpurea, which produces ergot. 2. (Zo["o]l.) The mature or resting stage of a plasmodium.

Meaning of Sclerotium from wikipedia

- A sclerotium (/skləˈroʊʃəm/; pl.: sclerotia (/skləˈroʊʃə/), is a compact m**** of hardened fungal mycelium containing food reserves. One role of sclerotia...
- seeds contaminated with the survival structure of this fungus, the ergot sclerotium, can cause ergotism in humans and other mammals. C. purpurea most commonly...
- the species in the old form genus Sclerotium, naming it Sclerotium rolfsii. It is, however, not a species of Sclerotium in the modern sense. In 1932, Mario...
- Sclerotium cinnamomi is a fungal plant pathogen in the family Typhulaceae. It can cause 2–5 mm crusty black sclerotia on decaying plant matter. "Sclerotium...
- resembles burnt charcoal. It is not the fruiting body of the fungus, but a sclerotium or m**** of mycelium, mostly black because of a great amount of melanin...
- has media related to Sclerotium delphinii. Stevens, F. L. (1931-05-01). "A Comparative Study of Sclerotium Rolfsii and Sclerotium Delphinii". Mycologia...
- cepivora is a fungus in the division Ascomycota. It is the teleomorph of Sclerotium cepivorum, the cause of white rot in onions, garlic, and l****s. The infective...
- development of a large, long-lasting underground sclerotium that resembles a small coconut. This sclerotium, known as Tuckahoe or fu-ling (Chinese: 茯苓; pinyin:...
- to early fall, the fungus will produce a survival structure called a sclerotium either on or inside the tissues of a host plant. S. sclerotiorum sclerotia...
- consume grains contaminated with its fruiting structure (called ergot sclerotium). Claviceps includes about 50 known species, mostly in the tropical regions...