Blackleg appears as a black discoloration of previously healthy stems, accompanied by a rapid wilting, and sometimes yellowing, of the leaves.
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The Royal Irish Constabulary ( RIC ) later mutinied when ordered to escort the blackleg drivers of traction engines used to replace the striking carters.
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Protest and verbal abuse are routinely aimed against union members or replacement workers who cross picket lines ( " blacklegs " ) during industrial disputes.
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It was welcomed by strike committees in certain localities who urged the importance of improved publicity, strike information and a counter to virulent blackleg publications.
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Fungal diseases include blackleg ( see " Leptosphaeria maculans " ), which leads to sunken areas on stems and gray-brown spotted leaves.
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Its liveliest times were during the civil war when it possessed a record for robbers, gamblers, blacklegs and people of which could not be excelled.
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Blacklegs from Portsmouth arriving at the railway station were attacked and large crowds gathered daily in the streets around the docks and, leading to fears of rioting.
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"' Blacklegs "'( foaled 1728 ) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire who was the champion sire of Great Britain in 1746.
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Blackleg symptoms may develop in more mature plants during the later part of the growing season, and are distinguished from those that develop earlier in the season.
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In the U . K ., and more specifically in Scotland, where the disease has been an issue, they better characterize blackleg-resistant varieties.
