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  • blight
    plant disease
    / Variable factors affecting diagnosis

    …size, shape, and margins of spots and blights (lesions) are often associated with a particular fungus or bacterium. Many fungi produce “signs” of disease, such as mold growth or fruiting bodies that appear as dark specks in the dead area. Early stages of bacterial infections that develop on leaves or…

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    …size, shape, and margins of spots and blights (lesions) are often associated with a particular fungus or bacterium. Many fungi produce “signs” of disease, such as mold growth or fruiting bodies that appear as dark specks in the dead area. Early stages of bacterial infections that develop on leaves or…

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