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 |
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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. |
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ISSN: | 0027-5514 1557-2536 |
DOI: | 10.1080/00275514.1989.12025771 |