noun
bacterial wilt
A plant disease caused by Ralstonia solanacearum, leading to wilting and death of the plant. Technical term used in agriculture and plant pathology.
トマトの青枯病は、土壌伝染性の細菌によって引き起こされる。
Tomato bacterial wilt is caused by a soil-borne bacterium.
青枯病に強い品種を選ぶことが重要だ。
It is important to choose varieties resistant to bacterial wilt.
Compound of 青 (ao, 'blue/green') + 枯れ (kare, 'withering') + 病 (byō, 'disease'), describing the symptom of plants turning bluish-green and wilting.