Tilletia

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Genus of fungi

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::summary Genus of fungi ::

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Tilletia is a genus of smut fungi in the Tilletiaceae family. Species in this genus are plant pathogens that affect various grasses. Tilletia indica, which causes Karnal bunt of wheat, and Tilletia horrida, responsible for rice kernel smut, are examples of species that affect economically important crops.

The widespread genus contains about 175 species. The genus was circumscribed by Edmond Tulasne and Charles Tulasne in Ann. Sci. Nat. Bot. ser.3, vol.7 on page 112 in 1847.

The genus was named after a agronomist from France, Mathieu Tillet (1714–1791).

Species

As accepted by Species Fungorum;

References

References

  1. Burkhardt, Lotte. (2022). "Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen". Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin.
  2. "Tilletia - Search Page". Species Fungorum.
  3. (2006). "Nonsystemic bunt fungi – ''Tilletia indica'' and ''T. horrida'': A review of history, systematics, and biology". Annual Review of Phytopathology.
  4. (2008). "Dictionary of the Fungi". CABI.

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