vrotpootjie, vrotpootjies, noun

/ˈfrɔtpʊɪki(z)//ˈfrɔtpʊɪci(s)//ˈfrɒtpʊɪki(z)/
Forms:
Formerly also vrotpootje, vrotpootjes.
Origin:
Afrikaans, DutchShow more Afrikaans, vrot (from Dutch verrot) rotten, putrid + poot hoof, paw + diminutive suffix -ie (+ plural suffix -s).
Pathology
Either of two plant ailments: a. A virulent root disease of wheat and other grain, caused by the fungi Dermatophora necatrix and D. glomerata. b. Eelworm or root gall worm in other food-crops.
1898 Cape of G.H. Agric. Jrnl Aug. 213 (Pettman)The disease is commonly called in the Colony vrot pootje..and in very sandy soil is due to a fungus, Dermatophora necatrix, Hartw., and D. glomerata, Viala.
1913 C. Pettman Africanderisms 542Vrotpootjes,..A disease which attacks the roots of beans, potatoes, and other vegetables.
1958 R.E. Lighton Out of Strong 109Mealies so tall you can’t see the ostriches, and for the Receiver of Revenue rust in the tobacco, vrotpootjie in the groundnuts, hail in the citrus.
1975 Dict. of Eng. Usage in Sn Afr.Vrotpootjies,..Plant disease caused by a minute worm wh[ich] is known in the Transvaal as the ‘eel worm’ (Anguillulidae) & in the Cape Province as the ‘root gall worm’.
1979 Farmer’s Weekly 21 Mar. 20In certain..major producing areas, vrot pootjie, or ‘take-all’, has become the greatest single menace to wheat.
1979 Farmer’s Weekly (captions)Vrotpootjie symptoms showing the characteristic blacking of the stem bases...Close-up of vrotpootjie symptoms showing white heads among green heads.
A virulent root disease of wheat and other grain, caused by the fungi Dermatophora necatrix and D. glomerata.
Eelworm or root gall worm in other food-crops.
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