leaf spot
noun
: any of various plant diseases characterized by discolored often circular spots on the leaves
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Initial leaf spots are usually angular and confined between the leaf veins.
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Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2023
Overhead watering can cause diseases like cercospora leaf spot, a fungus, to form on the leaves.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2024
Septoria leaf spot is most severe when wet, humid weather persists for extended periods of time.
—Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 10 Sep. 2023
Fungal leaf spot is generally brown in the center with a dark border.
—Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2023
There is a similar-looking bacterial disease called angular leaf spot that can affect black-eyed Susans.
—Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 10 Sep. 2023
Leaf blotch and leaf spots can also happen when temperatures are high or leaves are overwatered.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2023
Bacterial leaf spot: Various bacteria cause small, reddish-brown spots on leaves.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 15 Aug. 2023
Vogan suspects that Starships transferring key genes between fungal pathogens may have created the new strains that cause rolling epidemics of wheat diseases, such as tan spot (yellow leaf spot).
—Saugat Bolakhe, Quanta Magazine, 3 Aug. 2023
Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2023
Overhead watering can cause diseases like cercospora leaf spot, a fungus, to form on the leaves.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2024
Septoria leaf spot is most severe when wet, humid weather persists for extended periods of time.
—Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 10 Sep. 2023
Fungal leaf spot is generally brown in the center with a dark border.
—Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2023
There is a similar-looking bacterial disease called angular leaf spot that can affect black-eyed Susans.
—Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 10 Sep. 2023
Leaf blotch and leaf spots can also happen when temperatures are high or leaves are overwatered.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2023
Bacterial leaf spot: Various bacteria cause small, reddish-brown spots on leaves.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 15 Aug. 2023
Vogan suspects that Starships transferring key genes between fungal pathogens may have created the new strains that cause rolling epidemics of wheat diseases, such as tan spot (yellow leaf spot).
—Saugat Bolakhe, Quanta Magazine, 3 Aug. 2023
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