noun
- Plural of fusarium; a genus of fungi that commonly causes plant diseases and can produce toxins harmful to humans and animals.
Usage: technical/scientific; usually used in plural form when referring to multiple species or strains
Examples
- Fusariums are responsible for significant crop losses in wheat and corn production worldwide.
- The laboratory identified several fusariums in the contaminated grain samples.
- Farmers must implement crop rotation strategies to reduce fusariums in their fields.
- Fusariums produce mycotoxins that can accumulate in food products.
- Different fusariums require different management approaches for effective control.