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Ergot is the common name of a fungus in the genus Claviceps that is parasitic on certain grains and grasses.
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∙ 14y agoErgot is a fungus causing disease in rye and other cereals.
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Where would you find ergot?
Ergot is the common name of a fungus in the genus Claviceps that is parasitic on certain grains and grasses.
Where do I find an ergot?
Ergot is a type of fungus that grows on rye and some closely related plants. It produces highly toxic alkaloids, making food from infected crops very dangerous to eat!
How does ergot poisoning get into your body?
I think the explanation is: Ergot is a fungus the grows on grains, so maybe if you ate spoiled grain it could have had ergot on it?
How do you use ergot in a sentence?
Ergot is a kind of fungus that can infect cereal grains.
What does Ergot mean?
Ergot is the name of a toxic fungus that affects the rye plant.
Did medieval barley develop fugus and make the peasants sick?
In the context of the Salem witch panic, maybe. The hallucinogenic effects of ergot, a fungus that grows on rye, barley and other wheat crops does match up with many of the symptoms of witchcraft in Salem. But, the distribution pattern of the afflictions doesn't match up with how ergot poisoning would reasonably appear. The afflictions were sporadically spread throughout Salem, but ergot is likely to affect whole households and not just scattered persons. Put simply, one would expect that more people from the same households would be affected by ergot because they would have all eaten from the same bag of possibly infected grain. To shorten this, ergot is plausible in terms of symptoms, but a shaky theory in regards to other details.
What is an ergot derivative?
www.ergot.org
The Salem witch accusers is that they ate?
ergot
What has the author K S M Sastry written?
K. S. M. Sastry has written: 'Ergot production in India' -- subject(s): Ergot
How does ergot get in your food?
Ergot can grow on rye and other grains as a result of infestation. Claviceps purpea, or Ergot, can get into food made with grain products that have been infected. Typically, it grows in temperatures of 18-30 °C (64.4-86 ºF) temperatures above 37 ºC (98.6 ºF) causes rapid germination, or the sprouting of fungi. If you know where your grain products are coming from you should be fine from the Ergot.
Can you die from ergot poisoning?
It can be fatal in chronic poisoning.
What is the name of poisonous fungus starting with e?
ergot
