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ring rot bacteria

ring rot bacteria

6.5
Bacteria that cause a disease making crops like potatoes and tomatoes go soft and brown
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : bacterias de la podredumbre anillada
  • The spread of ring rot bacteria can devastate potato crops if not controlled early.

Examples

  • Scientists are developing disease-resistant plants to combat the effects of ring rot bacteria on agriculture.

  • Farmers use strict seed regulations to prevent the introduction of ring rot bacteria into their fields.

  • The ring rot bacteria can severely damage potato crops.

  • Farmers need to monitor for ring rot bacteria in their fields.

  • Farmers use strict seed regulations to prevent the introduction of ring rot bacteria into their fields.

  • Scientists are developing disease-resistant plants to combat the effects of ring rot bacteria on agriculture.

  • The spread of ring rot bacteria can devastate potato crops if not controlled early.

Synonyms

Pseudomonas solanacearum
vsring rot bacteria
  • Specialized
9.9

A germ that causes brown rot in crops like tomatoes, potatoes, and tobacco

refers to multiple bacteria causing a specific plant disease rather than one species

Surface Forms

ring rot bacteria singular
ring rot bacteria plural

Morphology

ring + rot + bacterium

The phrase is a straightforward noun compound meaning 'bacteria that cause ring rot'; a learner who knows 'ring', 'rot', and 'bacterium/bacteria' can infer it denotes microbes responsible for a type of rot. This follows the regular English pattern 'X bacteria' (bacteria causing X) and is not idiomatic or metaphorical.

Etymology

Ring rot bacteria is named after the brown ring of dead plant tissue these bacteria make inside stems and potatoes, which gives a clear picture of the damage. So the name means the group of bacteria that cause 'rot' in crops like potatoes and tomatoes.