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Understanding SYNCHYTRIUM: Causes, Symptoms, and Control of Potato Wart Disease

Synchytrium endobioticum causes potato wart disease, prevalent in cool, moist climates globally. The disease affects underground parts, causing dark brown outgrowths on tubers and shoots. Infected tubers become deformed, tasteless, and unfit for consumption. Classification, symptoms, somatic structu

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Understanding Synchytrium: Causes and Symptoms in Potatoes

Synchytrium is an obligate parasite causing black wart disease in potatoes. It affects underground parts, leading to cauliflower-like outgrowths on tubers. The fungus exhibits a unicellular structure and releases uniflagellate zoospores for asexual reproduction. Germination of prosorus results in th

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