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The process of
decay caused by
bacterial or
fungal action often
accompanied by an offensive
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The decomposition (
process of rotting) is the reduction of
bodies
or tissues of formerly
living organisms into simpler forms of
matter.
Plant rot:
Disintegration and decomposition of
plant tissue is
usually caused by
fungal or
bacterial
attack Rot typically results
from damp conditions. Rot may be put in an appearance by
softening,
discoloration, and often disintegration of a
succulent plant tissue,
while woody tissues can be spongy or stringy.
The word rot also refers to or is part of the name of several
diseases characterized by this
symptom. For example:
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Soft rot: a mushy, watery, or slimy decay of plants or their parts
caused by bacteria or fungi
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Crown rot:
a disease near the bases of plants. Plants yellow,
wilt, and die.
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Root Rot: a
soilborne fungus that affect roots. Due to poor soil
aeration and drainage.
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Black rot: Any of several fungous diseases of plants
that produce small black spots on the leaf or stems of many
plant species.
- Dry Rot (Brown Rot): Wood decay caused by certain fungi. Dry rot
will not remain localized.
- White-Rot: Wood decay attacking both the cellulose and the lignin,
producing a generally whitish residue that may be spongy or stringy.
- Ring rot: Wood rot localized mainly in the springwood of the growth
rings, giving a concentric pattern of decayed wood in the cross
section of a tree.
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