Potato Wart Fungus (Noun)
Meaning
Fungus causing potato wart disease in potato tubers.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Potato wart fungus causes wart-like growths to appear on infected potato tubers.
- Synchytrium endobioticum is a chytrid fungus commonly referred to as the potato wart fungus.
- Infections by potato wart fungus occur primarily on underground parts of potato plants.
- Early control of the potato wart fungus disease on plants grown from seed is usually unprofitable and frequently ineffectual.
- European Food Safety Authority regulation does not approve methods using Potato Wart Fungus contaminated seeds in protected geographical indications to sell this cultivated strain overseas