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Cercospora kopkei

Cercospora kopkei

9.9
A fungus that causes yellow spots on sugarcane leaves in Australia
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : Cercospora kopkei
  • Cercospora kopkei is known to cause yellow spot disease in Australian sugarcane crops.

Examples

  • The spread of Cercospora kopkei can lead to significant losses in sugarcane production.

  • Researchers are studying Cercospora kopkei to develop resistant sugarcane varieties.

  • Cercospora kopkei is a fungus.

  • Farmers in Queensland are concerned about Cercospora kopkei affecting their sugarcane crops.

  • Cercospora kopkei is known to cause yellow spot disease in Australian sugarcane crops.

  • Researchers are studying Cercospora kopkei to develop resistant sugarcane varieties.

  • The spread of Cercospora kopkei can lead to significant losses in sugarcane production.

Synonyms

yellow spot fungus
vsCercospora kopkei
  • Australian
8.4

A fungus that makes yellow spots on sugarcane leaves and harms the crop

is a specific species rather than the general fungus causing that disease

Surface Forms

Cercospora kopkei singular
Cercospora kopkei plural

Morphology

Cercospora + kopkei

The first element 'Cercospora' identifies a fungal genus, so a learner who knows that constituent can infer the item refers to a fungus; however 'kopkei' is an arbitrary species epithet (and has no lexical meaning), and understanding that the binomial denotes a specific species requires some knowledge of biological naming conventions. Because part of the meaning (that it is a fungus) is recoverable from the constituents but the specific sense/name is not predictable, this is best judged semi-transparent.

Etymology

Cercospora kopkei gets its scientific name from a Greek word and from a person's name. The genus name Cercospora means 'tail seed' because its spores look like tiny tails, and the species name kopkei honors a scientist named Kopke, so the full name points to the fungus that causes yellow spots on sugarcane.