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yellow spot fungus

yellow spot fungus

8.4
A fungus that makes yellow spots on sugarcane leaves and harms the crop
  • noun
  • Australian
translation icon : hongo de la mancha amarilla
  • The spread of yellow spot fungus can be controlled by using resistant varieties of sugarcane.

Examples

  • Researchers found that the yellow spot fungus was responsible for the decline in sugarcane yields in Queensland.

  • Farmers are advised to monitor fields for signs of yellow spot fungus during the growing season.

  • The yellow spot fungus is a serious threat to sugarcane crops.

  • Farmers in Queensland are concerned about yellow spot fungi affecting their yields.

  • Farmers are advised to monitor fields for signs of yellow spot fungus during the growing season.

  • Researchers found that the yellow spot fungus was responsible for the decline in sugarcane yields in Queensland.

  • The spread of yellow spot fungus can be controlled by using resistant varieties of sugarcane.

Synonyms

Cercospora kopkei
vsyellow spot fungus
  • Specialized
9.9

A fungus that causes yellow spots on sugarcane leaves in Australia

is the common descriptive name rather than the formal species name

Surface Forms

yellow spot fungus singular
yellow spot fungi plural

Morphology

yellow + spot + fungus

The phrase combines plain, concrete constituents — 'yellow' + 'spot' + 'fungus' — so a learner who knows those words can readily infer it denotes a fungus associated with yellow spots (i.e. the organism causing a yellow-spot disease). This follows standard, cross-linguistically common compound naming for plant diseases and pathogens, making the meaning directly derivable from the parts.

Etymology

Yellow spot fungus comes from the simple picture it makes: the fungus produces bright yellow patches on sugarcane leaves, so yellow spot describes the marks and fungus shows it is a plant mould. So, the name means a fungus that causes the 'yellow spot' disease on sugarcane.