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wheat flag smut

 

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Noun wheat flag smut has 1 sense
  1. wheat flag smut, Urocystis tritici - fungus affecting leaves and stems of wheat
    --1 is a kind of flag smut fungus

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Wheat Flag Smut

Description

Wheat flag smut refers to a plant disease caused by the fungus Urocystis tritici-repentis. It specifically affects wheat crops and is characterized by the formation of black, powdery spore masses on the leaves and stems of infected plants. Flag smut can severely reduce crop yields and impact the quality of harvested wheat.

Examples:

As a Noun:

1. The wheat farmer noticed several plants showing signs of flag smut in his field.

2. Wheat flag smut can be highly contagious, spreading rapidly throughout a crop.

3. Crop rotation and resistant wheat varieties are effective strategies to manage wheat flag smut.

As a Modifier:

1. The wheat flag smut spores were carried by the wind to neighboring fields.

2. Researchers conducted a study on the genetics of wheat flag smut resistance.

3. The agricultural community worked together to develop innovative solutions to combat wheat flag smut.

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