potato scab bacteria
- noun
- Specialized
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bacterias de la costra de la papa
- Crop rotation can help prevent the spread of potato scab bacteria in the soil.
Examples
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Researchers are developing resistant varieties to reduce losses caused by potato scab bacteria.
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The presence of potato scab bacteria led to a significant decrease in the farm's potato yield.
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The potato scab bacteria can severely affect crop yields.
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Farmers must control potato scab bacteria to ensure healthy potatoes.
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Crop rotation can help prevent the spread of potato scab bacteria in the soil.
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Researchers are developing resistant varieties to reduce losses caused by potato scab bacteria.
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Farmers must control potato scab bacteria to ensure healthy potatoes.
Synonyms
A bacterium that makes brown, rough spots on potatoes
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is fully compositional: a B1 learner who knows 'potato', 'scab' and 'bacteria' can infer it refers to bacteria associated with the scab disease of potatoes (i.e., bacteria that cause scabby patches on tubers). The noun-noun structure 'potato scab bacteria' directly names the agent of a named plant condition, a pattern common across languages, so the meaning is immediately derivable from the parts.
Etymology
Potato scab bacteria comes from the words potato and scab. These tiny germs make rough, brown patches that look like a scab on the potato skin, so the name means 'bacteria that cause potato scab'.
