Smut (fungus)
Translation- Smut (fungus)
The smuts are fungi, mostly
Ustilaginomycetes (of the classTeliomycetae , subphylumBasidiomycota ), that causeplant disease .Smuts affect
grass es, notably includingcereal crops such asmaize . They initially attack the plant's reproductive system, forminggall s which darken and burst, releasing fungalspore s which infect other plants nearby.A smut infestation is controlled by removing and destroying the infected plants. In Agriculture, this process is known as destruction of the initial inoculum.
Sugarcane smut
Sugarcane smut or "culmicolous smut" is caused by the fungus "Ustilago scitaminea ". The smut 'whip' is a curved black structure which emerges from the leaf whorl. Sugarcane smut causes significant losses to the economic value of asugarcane crop. Sugarcane smut has recently been found in the Eastern Seaboard Areas of Australia, which is one of the world's highest-yielding sugar areas.Corn smut
Corn smut , ("Ustilago maydis "), which infectsmaize , is a delicacy inMexico , andBrazil , originally enjoyed by theAztecs . It enlarges the ear of corn and fills it with sooty spores. Corn smut causes millions of dollars in crop damage every year. However, the immature galls of corn smut remain a popular delicacy and is deliberately cultivated in some areas as "huitlacoche".ee also
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Loose smut , "Ustilago nuda"
*Covered smut "Tilletia tritici" (syn. "T. caries") and "T. laevis" (syn. "T. foetida")External links
* [http://helios.bto.ed.ac.uk/bto/FungalBiology/grassmut.htm#top "Smut Fungi" from Deacon, J: "Fungal Biology", Blackwell Publishing, 2005]
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