Sporisorium sorghi
| Sporisorium sorghi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Phylum: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Ustilaginomycetes |
| Order: | Ustilaginales |
| Family: | Ustilaginaceae |
| Genus: | Sporisorium |
| Species: | S. sorghi |
| Binomial name | |
| Sporisorium sorghi Ehrenb. ex Link (1825) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cintractia sorghi-vulgaris (Tul. & C.Tul.) G.P.Clinton (1897) | |
Sporisorium sorghi is a species of fungus in the Ustilaginaceae family. It is a plant pathogen, causing covered smut of sorghum spp.[1] such as Sorghum bicolor (S. vulgare) (sorghum), S. sudanense (Sudan grass), S. halepense (Johnson grass) and Sorghum vulgare var. technichum (broomcorn). [2]
References
- ↑ "Sporisorium sorghi Ehrenb. ex Link 1825". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2011-01-24.
- ↑ Zundel, The Ustilaginales of the World, p. 110, 1953; Fischer, Manual of the North American smut fungi, p. 149.
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