- aster yellows
- noun plural Date: 1922 a widespread disease affecting more than 40 families of plants, characterized especially by yellowing and stunting, and caused by a phytoplasma transmitted by leafhoppers
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Aster yellows — is a disease caused by a phytoplasma (Aster Yellows Phytoplasma) [Bai et al. Living with genome instability: the adaptation of phytoplasmas to diverse environments of their insect and plant hosts. J. Bacteriol. 2006 May;188(10):3682 96.]… … Wikipedia
aster yellows — noun plural : a widespread virus disease of the aster and many other plants characterized by yellowing and dwarfing and a greenish tinge to the flower heads and transmitted by leafhoppers * * * Plant Pathol. a dwarfing and yellowing of asters and … Useful english dictionary
aster yellows — Plant Pathol. a dwarfing and yellowing of asters and various other plants, caused by a mycoplasma transmitted by a leafhopper. [1920 25] * * * ▪ disease plant disease once thought to be caused by a virus but now believed to be of… … Universalium
yellows — /ˈjɛloʊz/ (say yelohz) noun 1. Botany any of various plant diseases such as peach yellows, cabbage yellows, and aster yellows, whose most prominent symptom is a loss of green pigment in the leaves. 2. jaundice, especially in animals. 3. Obsolete… …
Jaunisse de l'aster — La jaunisse de l aster (en anglais Aster yellows) est une maladie des plantes chronique et systémique provoquée par un micro organisme semblable à une bactérie appelé phytoplasme[1]. Cette maladie est largement répandue en Amérique en Europe et… … Wikipédia en Français
asteryellows — aster yellows pl.n. (used with a sing. verb) A widespread disease of plants caused by a mycoplasma, usually resulting in stunted growth and yellowing of infected individuals. * * * … Universalium
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