Taxonomy of the fungus causing kernel smut of rice

Kernel smut of rice is an endemic disease in the southern rice-growing (Oryza sativa L.) region of the USA. The fungus causing kernel smut is now known not to be transmitted by systemic infection, but to develop from a local inoculation at anthesis by airborne secondary sporidia. The purpose of this...

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Veröffentlicht in:Mycologia 1989-05, Vol.81 (3), p.468-471
1. Verfasser: Whitney, N.G. (Texas AandM University Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Beaumont, TX)
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Zusammenfassung:Kernel smut of rice is an endemic disease in the southern rice-growing (Oryza sativa L.) region of the USA. The fungus causing kernel smut is now known not to be transmitted by systemic infection, but to develop from a local inoculation at anthesis by airborne secondary sporidia. The purpose of this study was to clarify the generic placement of this fungus.
ISSN:0027-5514
1557-2536
DOI:10.1080/00275514.1989.12025771