Definition of blackhead disease
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: a disease of the banana caused by eelworms of the family Tylenchidae
2
: a rot of the banana rootstock caused by a fungus (Thielaviopsis paradoxa)
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“Blackhead disease.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blackhead%20disease. Accessed 18 May. 2021.
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