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FAUX CHARBON NU [1 record]

Record 1 2010-05-27

English

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

[A] fungal disease of barley caused by Ustilago nigra.

OBS

The disease is not apparent until heading, at which time, smutted heads emerge slightly earlier than healthy heads. At first, each smutted head is covered by a delicate, paperlike, grayish membrane. These membranes break shortly after the smutted heads have emerged and expose a dark brown to black, powdery mass of spores. This spores are easily dislodged, leaving only the bare rachis.

OBS

Term used at the Canadian Grain Commission.

French

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

Maladie fongique de l'orge causée par Ustilago nigra.

OBS

faux charbon nu : Terme en usage à la Commission canadienne des grains.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades de las plantas
  • Cultivo de cereales
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