How to Use anthracnose in a Sentence

anthracnose

noun
  • Their names are botrytis, black spot, rust, downy mildew, anthracnose and cerospora leaf spot.
    — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2025
  • Some of that early color change is caused by anthracnose, a fungal leaf disease caused by our wet spring.
    — Joey Morona, cleveland.com, 21 Sep. 2017
  • There are new cultivars of sycamores that show good resistance to anthracnose.
    — Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 26 June 2018
  • There are new cultivars of sycamores that show good resistance to anthracnose.
    — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2023
  • The tree is not susceptible to the anthracnose that has plagued many native dogwoods.
    — Grace Haynes, Southern Living, 31 July 2023
  • Pests and Problems Rotate your turnip crops to avoid diseases like club root, anthracnose, and root rot.
    — Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Oct. 2024
  • These symptoms along with dry, crumbly fruit are clues that diseases, like anthracnose and spur blight, have moved into your raspberry patch.
    — Melinda Myers, Star Tribune, 30 July 2021
  • The only rose in my garden that gets anthracnose in the spring is Neil Diamond.
    — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2023
  • The weather conditions that favor spot anthracnose are constant rain when the buds are first beginning to open.
    — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 6 May 2022
  • The fungus will remain on those leaves throughout the winter and cause anthracnose to appear the following spring.
    — oregonlive, 25 June 2022
  • Common diseases that can impact Ann include leaf spot, anthracnose, powdery mildew, and canker.
    — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 7 May 2024
  • Spraying trees with fungicides for anthracnose is usually not helpful.
    — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2025
  • Proper pruning is also a good way to reduce the risk and manage small infections of diseases like anthracnose and spur blight.
    — Melinda Myers, Journal Sentinel, 14 June 2024
  • Above ground, fungal diseases such as rose rust, powdery mildew, and anthracnose in sycamores thrive in moisture on the leaves and stems of trees, shrubs and perennials.
    — Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com, 10 July 2019
  • Apples are susceptible to a whole bucket of diseases like powdery mildew, apple scab and anthracnose.
    — oregonlive, 11 Feb. 2020
  • Thinning and browning leaves can indicate anthracnose, while reddish stems can indicate rust.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Although inconsistent in flowering, the tree is well adapted to our climate and the leaves, blooms and fruit are tolerant of anthracnose.
    — Noris Ledesma, miamiherald, 22 June 2017
  • Good sanitation practices are key to helping control garden diseases such as anthracnose.
    — Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 26 June 2018
  • Your homemade baking soda spray can also be used as a treatment for other fungal diseases, like anthracnose, scab, botrytis, and black spot on roses.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 May 2025
  • Loropetalums can be susceptible to powdery mildew and a fungal blight called anthracnose that causes foliage to turn yellow and drop prematurely.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 25 Nov. 2025
  • Pass up American sycamore in favor of Mexican sycamore to escape infection by anthracnose.
    — Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 24 Oct. 2019
  • Rotate tomatoes to a spot previously occupied by corn, cabbage, or beans to help prevent blight, wilt, bacterial spot, and anthracnose.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Sadly, sycamores are sometimes affected by a disfiguring fungal disease called anthracnose.
    — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2025
  • The Chinese dogwood is far more resistant to both dogwood anthracnose and powdery mildew that can plague the native flowering dogwood in some locations.
    — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 14 Jan. 2022
  • Sadly, dogwood trees are particularly susceptible to a fungal blight known as anthracnose.
    — Dave Taft, New York Times, 16 May 2018
  • The evolution of anthracnose had nullified several years of scientific work.
    — Clarissa Wei, The New Yorker, 16 June 2023
  • Pests and Problems Fungal diseases, including anthracnose, powdery mildew, and phytophthora, can afflict bay leaf plants.
    — Lauren David, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Nov. 2025
  • Although a definitive diagnosis can be made only after examining the plant tissue under a microscope, your tree appears to be infected with anthracnose, a fungus described here.
    — oregonlive, 21 May 2022
  • Cucumber plants are vulnerable to several common plant diseases, including anthracnose and cucumber mosaic virus.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 June 2025
  • Remove diseased material Extreme heat, humidity, and drought can increase a plant’s susceptibility to black spot, anthracnose, and other diseases.
    — Karen Hugg, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2023

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