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loose smut

/luːs smʌt/

Tradução: Doença fúngica que ataca cereais como trigo e cevada, caracterizada pela transformação das espigas em massas de esporos negros que se dispersam facilmente.

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/luːs smʌt/C1formalscientific
  • ptDoença fúngica que ataca cereais como trigo e cevada, caracterizada pela transformação das espigas em massas de esporos negros que se dispersam facilmente.

A fungal disease affecting cereal crops such as wheat and barley, characterized by the transformation of grain heads into masses of black spores that are easily dispersed.

  1. Fungal plant diseaseC2formal

    A disease of cereal crops caused by the fungus Ustilago nuda, characterized by black, powdery spores that replace the grain heads.

    ptCarvão volante

    • Loose smut can significantly reduce wheat yields if not controlled.
    • Farmers treat seeds with fungicides to prevent loose smut.
    • The black powder from loose smut is actually fungal spores.