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Covered smut (barley)
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Covered smut of barley is caused by the fungus Ustilago hordei. The disease is found worldwide and it is more extensively distributed than either loose smut or false loose smut.[1][2]
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Covered smut | |
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Result of covered smut on oat (1) and barley (2), illustration published in M. Cilenšek: Naše škodljive rastline (1892) | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Ustilaginomycetes |
Order: | Ustilaginales |
Family: | Ustilaginaceae |
Genus: | Ustilago |
Species: | U. hordei |
Binomial name | |
Ustilago hordei (Pers.) Lagerh. | |
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