green smut

Thân thiện

The farmer inspects the rice plants for signs of green smut.

Definition

Noun: - A fungal disease affecting rice plants, characterized by the grains being covered with a greenish powder composed of fungal spores (conidia). This disease reduces crop yield and quality.

Usage

• As a subject: "Green smut is a significant threat to rice cultivation in humid regions."
• As an object: "Farmers are trying to prevent green smut in their paddies."
• With modifiers: "The outbreak of green smut led to substantial economic losses."

Examples

• "The agricultural extension officer identified the problem in the field as green smut."
• "Researchers are developing rice varieties resistant to green smut."

Advanced Usage

• Technical Context: In phytopathology (plant disease studies), "green smut" is a common name for the disease caused by the fungus . It is also known as "false smut."
  • Example: "Under the microscope, the green smut powder reveals countless spherical conidia."

Variants and Related Words

• False smut (n): Another common name for the same rice disease.
• Smut (n): A general term for various plant diseases caused by fungi of the order Ustilaginales, which often produce sooty, spore-filled masses. "Green smut" is a specific type of smut.

Synonyms

• Plant disease: A broader category encompassing green smut.
• Fungal infection: Describes the causal agent of the disease.

Notes on Meaning

This term is highly specific to agriculture and plant pathology. It refers exclusively to the disease state of the rice plant and not to any other substance or condition. The "green powder" is a definitive characteristic.

Học thuật

Noun

1. disease of rice; grains covered by a green powder consisting of conidia

Từ đồng nghĩa

• false smut