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MOISISSURE PENICILLIUM [1 record]

Record 1 2007-11-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Diseases
  • Grain Growing
DEF

[A] storage disease of corn caused by several species of Penicillium.

CONT

Blue-eye mold occurs in stored corn with high moisture content. Blue-eye damage is caused by species of Penicillium and is characterized by a blue-green discoloration in the germ area. The discoloration results when Penicillium fungi invade the germ area through the tip of the kernel.

OBS

blue-eye mould; BME: term and abbreviation used at the Canadian Grain Commission.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies des plantes
  • Culture des céréales
OBS

Germes de grains qui paraissent foncés et, lorsqu ils sont pelés, sont visiblement atteints par la moisissure.

OBS

Terme et abréviation en usage à la Commission canadienne des grains.

Spanish

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