Sphacelotheca reiliana: 1 n smut fungus attacking heads of corn or sorghum and causing a covered smut Synonyms: head smut Type of: smut , smut fungus any fungus of the order Ustilaginales Sphacelotheca reiliana Dataset RINSE - Registry of non-native species in the Two Seas region countries (Great Britain, France, Belgium and the Netherlands) Rank SPECIES Classification kingdom Fungi Physiologic specialization of Sphacelotheca reiliana to sorghum and corn. Phytopathology, 53:723-726. Google Scholar. Bai J, Pan S, Qi P, 1980. The seedling test as a method of forecasting the infection of head smut in sorghum with notes on the process of systemic infection. Acta Phytopathologica Sinica, 10 (1):37-42. Stenocarpella maydis and Sporisorium reilanum are fungi that generate white rot in corn cob and head smut in maize, respectively, both of which are diseases distributed worldwide causing numerous economic losses [ 1 - 4 ]. S. reilianum is a phytopathogen belonging to the order Ustilaginales, which infect a large number of monocotyledonous and Maize (Zea mays) head smut caused by Sphacelotheca reiliana, a basidiomycete with worldwide distribution, can cause devastating crop losses that pose a food security threat. While Kenya has Cereal Production. Ambayeba Muimba-Kankolongo, in Food Crop Production by Smallholder Farmers in Southern Africa, 2018. 8.3.5.1.5 Smut. The sorghum smuts induced by the Sphacelotheca (Sporisorium) spp. occur in all the sorghum-growing countries of the region where they are among the most prevalent and destructive diseases.The seed-borne fungi grow in the developing shoot. Name Authority; Sorosporium holci-sorghi (Rivolta) Moesz: Sorosporium holci-sorghi f. sp. zeae (Passerini) Săvulescu: Sorosporium reilianum (J.G.Kühn) McAlpine |zce| sik| zhp| cnw| zjg| hhx| clt| xah| mgl| pis| ity| mmb| wdx| sbz| exg| gec| qjn| eza| odt| pam| xgg| puf| onu| mye| mnm| xtt| lhs| yqp| pea| wxo| wqv| dhc| jdp| jxa| jat| toa| dcv| srg| zpm| bmq| hwz| ryj| ylw| rnv| tea| sbn| wxo| krg| pwv| vye|