🌱 A plant disease 🍄 A plant fungus

septoria

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A plant disease that makes small dark spots on leaves and weakens the plant

noun
/sɛpˈtɔːriə/

Specialized

: septoria

To control septoria infections, it's important to rotate crops and avoid excessive moisture.

Examples

The farmer noticed signs of septoria on the tomato plants, including small dark spots on the leaves.
To be specific, Septoria blight, which is like like late blight on your tomatoes.
Identifying septoria early can help prevent significant damage to your garden's plants.

Surface Forms

septoria singular

septorias plural

Etymology

The word septoria for the plant disease is easy to recall if you think of septic, meaning 'infected' or 'to rot'. That's why septoria causes small dark spots and weakens plants — the name points to infection and decay.