Definition of Sclerotium. Meaning of Sclerotium. Synonyms of Sclerotium

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Definition of Sclerotium

Sclerotium
Sclerotium Scle*ro"ti*um, n.; pl. Sclerotia. [NL., fr. Gr. sklhro`s hard.] 1. (Bot.) A hardened body formed by certain fungi, as by the Claviceps purpurea, which produces ergot. 2. (Zo["o]l.) The mature or resting stage of a plasmodium.

Meaning of Sclerotium from wikipedia

- A sclerotium (/skləˈroʊʃəm/; pl.: sclerotia (/skləˈroʊʃə/) is a compact m**** of hardened fungal mycelium containing food reserves. One role of sclerotia...
- the species in the old form genus Sclerotium, naming it Sclerotium rolfsii. It is, however, not a species of Sclerotium in the modern sense. In 1932, Mario...
- seeds contaminated with the survival structure of this fungus, the ergot sclerotium, can cause ergotism in humans and other mammals. C. purpurea most commonly...
- resembles burnt charcoal. It is not the fruiting body of the fungus, but a sclerotium or m**** of mycelium, mostly black because of a substantial amount of melanin...
- proprietary mixtures are shown on the right pictures: Poria cocos (茯苓, Fú-Líng) Sclerotium Southern Tsangshu (蒼朮 (苍术), Cāng-Zhú) Rhizome Chinese patchouli (藿香, Huò-Xiāng)...
- Sclerotium cinnamomi is a fungal plant pathogen in the family Typhulaceae. It can cause 2–5 mm crusty black sclerotia on decaying plant matter. "Sclerotium...
- arise from a sclerotium. Microporus spores are cylindrical to allantoid (sausage-shaped). The genome of the species L. rhinocerus, the sclerotium of which...
- 554: 1. Stevens, F. L. (1931-05-01). "A Comparative Study of Sclerotium Rolfsii and Sclerotium Delphinii". Mycologia. 23 (3): 204–222. doi:10.1080/00275514...
- to early fall, the fungus will produce a survival structure called a sclerotium either on or inside the tissues of a host plant. S. sclerotiorum sclerotia...
- slime molds make use of cAMP molecules for aggregation and signaling. Sclerotium is a compact m**** of hardened mycelium. For many years, sclerotia were...