smut fungus

• Tipo de hongo parásito que afecta a las plantas, especialmente a los cereales y pastos, produciendo masas oscuras y pulverulentas de esporas que parecen hollín o carbón.

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.

   carbón (enfermedad de las plantas)

   • 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.