Ryegrass bunt

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iTilletia walkeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Subdivision: Ustilaginomycotina
Class: Ustilaginomycetes
Order: Ustilaginales
Family: Tilletiaceae
Genus: Tilletia
Species: Tilletia walkeri
Ryegrass bunt spore
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Ryegrass bunt spore

Ryegrass bunt is a fungal disease that affects ryegrass and is caused by the fungus Tilletia walkeri. The fungus is realted to the fungi causing Karnal bunt in wheat.

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