kernel blight
kernel blight
[′kərn·əl ‚blīt] (plant pathology)
Any of several fungus diseases of barley caused chiefly by Gibberella zeae, Helminthosporium sativum, and Alternaria species shriveling and discoloring the grain.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.