club root

club·root

or club root (clŭb′ro͞ot′, -ro͝ot′)

A disease of cabbage and related plants, caused by a parasitic protist (Plasmodiophora brassicae) and characterized by knobby or club-shaped swellings on the roots and wilting, yellowing, and stunted growth of aboveground parts.

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club root

1. (Plant Pathology) a disease of cabbages and related plants, caused by the fungus Plasmodiophora brassicae, in which the roots become thickened and distorted

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Blossom end rot of tomatoes, black heart of celery, club root of cabbage, punk centers of apples, and many other abnormalities will be observed as crops mature and their demand for calcium increases.

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Before sowing, dust the drills with a preparatory fungicide against that bane of all Brassicas, club root.