ring rot

noun

Plant Pathology.

1. a disease of potatoes, characterized by wilted foliage and rotting of the ring of vascular bundles in the tubers, caused by a bacterium, Corynebacterium sepedonicum.

ring rot

noun

1. Also called: potato ring rot. a virulent bacterial disease of potatoes occurring in the vascular ring of the potato tuber

Word History and Origins

Origin of ring rot¹

An Americanism dating back to 1900–05

Example Sentences

The law was introduced in response to ring rot outbreaks in Poland.

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In 2012, the Food and Environment Research Agency reinforced the guideline, by demanding a ring rot test certificate accompany the spuds.

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