clubroot

American  

[kluhb-root, -root] / ˈklʌbˌrut, -ˌrʊt /

noun

1. Plant Pathology. a disease of cabbage and other cruciferous plants, characterized by enlarged, malformed roots, caused by a slime mold, Plasmodiophora brassicae.

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Etymology

Origin of clubroot

First recorded in 1840–50; club + root ¹

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clubroot

Farmer Bill Craddock acknowledged he plants canola with only a one-year break in Manitoba, where clubroot first appeared in 2013.

From Reuters ● Feb. 22, 2018

Worse, clubroot spores make themselves at home in the soil for up to 20 years, unlike most crop diseases that damage harvests for a single season.

From Reuters ● Feb. 22, 2018

The long-term damage to fields makes fighting clubroot all the more urgent, said Igor Falak, senior research scientist at DuPont Pioneer Canada.

From Reuters ● Feb. 22, 2018

“The first generations of a canola-by-rutabaga cross will look pretty wild,” said Jed Christianson, trait lead at Monsanto’s Winnipeg office, where some 30 breeders and technicians are involved in the search for clubroot solutions.

From Reuters ● Feb. 22, 2018

But all firms face uncertainty because the clubroot pathogen adapts rapidly and not all pathotypes have been identified, said Marcus Weidler, vice-president of seeds operations at Bayer Crop Science.

From Reuters ● Feb. 22, 2018