Definition of halo blight
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or less commonly halo spot
: a blight of beans and occasionally other legumes that is caused by a bacterium (Pseudomonas phaseolicola) and typically produces on the leaves, stems, and pods round water-soaked lesions surrounded by a yellowish zonation, the lesions finally turning brick red
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: blight affecting the leaves of oats and other grasses caused by a bacterium (Pseudomonas coronafaciens) characterized by oval water-soaked lesions turning gray to brownish and surrounded by a pale zonation
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“Halo blight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/halo%20blight. Accessed 5 Jul. 2022.
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