damping-off

damp ing-off ▶noun a plant disease occurring in excessively damp conditions, in particular the collapse and death of young seedlings as a result of a fungal infection. [The disease is commonly caused by fungi of the genera Pythium (phylum Oomycota ) or Fusarium (phylum Ascomycota ).]

damping-off

damp ing-off ▶noun a plant disease occurring in excessively damp conditions, in particular the collapse and death of young seedlings as a result of a fungal infection. [The disease is commonly caused by fungi of the genera Pythium (phylum Oomycota ) or Fusarium (phylum Ascomycota ).]