Gaeumannomyces graminis var. graminis
Gaeumannomyces graminis var. graminis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Phylum: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Sordariomycetes |
Subclass: | Sordariomycetidae |
Order: | Incertae sedis |
Family: | Magnaporthaceae |
Genus: | Gaeumannomyces |
Species: | Gaeumannomyces graminis var. graminis |
Binomial name | |
Gaeumannomyces graminis var. graminis (Sacc.) Arx & D.L. Olivier, (1952) | |
Synonyms | |
Gaeumannomyces cariceti |
Gaeumannomyces graminis var. graminis is a plant pathogen. This fungal pathogen produces extensive damage on the sheath of rice, causing black spots which protrude from the infected. This pathogen also generates a discoloration in the foliage of a plant which tends to show a straw orange colouration.