smut fungus

• Ein parasitischer Pilz, der Pflanzen, besonders Getreide und Gräser, befällt und dunkle, pulverartige Sporenmassen bildet, die an Ruß oder Brand erinnern.

A type of parasitic fungus that infects plants, particularly cereals and grasses, causing dark, powdery spore masses that resemble soot or smut.

1. Plant diseaseC1formal

   A type of fungal disease that affects plants, particularly cereals and grasses, causing dark, powdery spores.

   Brandpilz

   • The smut fungus destroyed a large portion of the wheat crop.
   • Farmers use fungicides to control smut fungus in their fields.
   • Smut fungus can reduce grain yield significantly.