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COMMON POTATO SCAB [2 records]

Record 1 2013-06-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Diseases
  • Root and Tuber Crops
DEF

A disease that is characterized by lesions of brownish corky tissue, is caused by an actinomycete (Streptomyces scabies), and is especially damaging in alkaline soils.

CONT

Potato scab, an aptly named disease, occurs in most potato production regions of the world and is economically important in many. Infection of the rapidly expanding cells at the apical growing point by S. scabies and other pathogenic species cause these symptoms.

Key term(s)
  • common scab of potato

French

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

[Maladie] bactérienne qui affecte les tubercules de pomme de terre.

CONT

La gale commune est provoquée par des bactéries du genre Streptomyces, principalement Streptomyces scabiei, Streptomyces europaescabiei, Streptomyces stelliscabiei, Streptomyces acidiscabiei, Streptomyces aureofaciens, Streptomyces turgidiscabiei, Streptomyces reticuloscabiei.

OBS

Bien qu'on retrouve deux graphies pour «gale», c'est celle avec seulement un «l» qui est de loin la plus utilisée.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades de las plantas
  • Cultivo de raíces y tubérculos
OBS

Enfermedad de la papa producida por Streptomyces scabies.

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Record 2 2002-09-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Diseases

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies des plantes

Spanish

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