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soft rot
noun[ U ]
uk /ˌsɒft ˈrɒt/ us /ˈsɑːft ˌrɑːt/
a disease of plants that causes leaves, fruit, or vegetables to become soft, wet, and decayed:
This inhibits the growth of the bacteria that cause soft rot in stored vegetables.
Be sure to keep standing water away from the leaves of the plant, or soft rot may develop.
If the fruit are kept at the correct temperature while in transit, soft rot will not develop.
Seed yields were reduced because of attack by bacterial soft rot.
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