Ustilago Maydis (Noun)
Meaning
A common smut attacking Indian corn causing greyish white swellings that rupture to expose a black spore mass.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- A type of smut fungus known as Ustilago maydis commonly infects corn, leading to symptoms such as tumor-like swellings.
- Ustilago maydis is a parasitic fungus that causes a disease known as corn smut on Indian corn.
- The Ustilago maydis fungus primarily targets Indian corn and typically produces greyish-white swellings on the plant.
- Ustilago maydis infection leads to enlarged, discolored sections that eventually rupture to reveal spores.
- Symptoms of Ustilago maydis infection may include the formation of tumor-like growths and subsequent release of a black spore mass on infected Indian corn plants.