Gibberella fujikuroi
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| 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) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Fusarium moniliforme J. Sheld., (1904) |
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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.
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External links[edit]
- Index Fungorum
- USDA ARS Fungal Database
- Gibberella moniliformis, fusarium at MetaPathogen: stages, tissues, references
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