Gibberella fujikuroi
Gibberella fujikuroi | |
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Gibberella fujikuroi | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Phylum: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Sordariomycetes |
Subclass: | Hypocreomycetidae |
Order: | Hypocreales |
Family: | Nectriaceae |
Genus: | Gibberella |
Species: | G. fujikuroi |
Binomial name | |
Gibberella fujikuroi (Sawada) Wollenw., (1931) | |
Synonyms | |
Fusarium moniliforme J. Sheld., (1904) |
Gibberella fujikuroi is a fungal plant pathogen. It causes bakanae disease in rice seedlings by overloading them with the phytohormone gibberellin as its own metabolic byproduct.
References
External links
- Index Fungorum
- USDA ARS Fungal Database
- Gibberella moniliformis, fusarium at MetaPathogen: stages, tissues, references
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