Sporisorium sorghi
Sporisorium sorghi | |
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Species: | S. sorghi
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Sporisorium sorghi | |
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Cintractia sorghi-vulgaris (Tul. & C.Tul.) G.P.Clinton (1897) |
Sporisorium sorghi is a species of fungus in the Ustilaginaceae family. It is a plant pathogen, causing covered smut of sorghum spp.[1] such as Sorghum bicolor (S. vulgare) (sorghum), S. sudanense (Sudan grass), S. halepense (Johnson grass) and Sorghum vulgare var. technichum (broomcorn).[2]
References[]
- ^ "Sporisorium sorghi Ehrenb. ex Link 1825". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2011-01-24.
- ^ Zundel, The Ustilaginales of the World, p. 110, 1953; Fischer, Manual of the North American smut fungi, p. 149.
Categories:
- Fungal plant pathogens and diseases
- Sorghum diseases
- Ustilaginomycotina
- Ustilaginomycotina stubs
- Fungal plant disease stubs