Tilletia

E769083

fungal genus genus

Tilletia is a genus of plant-pathogenic fungi known for causing smut diseases in cereal crops, particularly bunt in wheat.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Sporisorium	1

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fungal genus ⓘ genus ⓘ
affectsHost	barley ⓘ cereal crops ⓘ oats ⓘ rye ⓘ wheat ⓘ
causesDisease	bunt of wheat ⓘ smut diseases ⓘ
class	Exobasidiomycetes NERFINISHED ⓘ
controlMethod	crop rotation ⓘ seed treatment fungicides ⓘ use of resistant cultivars ⓘ
describedInYear	1847 ⓘ
diseaseSymptom	black powdery masses in kernels ⓘ fishy odor in infected grain ⓘ
distribution	worldwide in cereal-growing regions ⓘ
division	Basidiomycota NERFINISHED ⓘ
economicImpact	reduced grain quality ⓘ yield loss in cereal production ⓘ
family	Tilletiaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ
hostSpecificity	many species are host-specific ⓘ
impactOnTrade	quarantine concern in some countries ⓘ
includesSpecies	Tilletia caries NERFINISHED ⓘ Tilletia controversa NERFINISHED ⓘ Tilletia foetida NERFINISHED ⓘ Tilletia indica NERFINISHED ⓘ Tilletia laevis NERFINISHED ⓘ
infectionSite	developing grains ⓘ
infectionTissue	ovaries of cereals ⓘ
isPlantPathogen	true ⓘ
kingdom	Fungi ⓘ
lifestyle	biotrophic ⓘ
namedAfter	Mathias Tillet NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableDisease	common bunt of wheat ⓘ dwarf bunt of wheat ⓘ karnal bunt of wheat ⓘ
order	Tilletiales NERFINISHED ⓘ
overwintersAs	teliospores in soil ⓘ teliospores on seed surface ⓘ
pathogenGroup	smut fungi ⓘ
reproductionType	sexual ⓘ
sporeType	basidiospore ⓘ teliospore ⓘ
taxonAuthor	Edmond Tulasne NERFINISHED ⓘ
taxonRank	genus ⓘ
transmissionMode	seed-borne ⓘ soil-borne ⓘ
typeSpecies	Tilletia caries NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Smuts → taxonomicGroupIncludes → Tilletia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sporisorium