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Ustilaginaceae (Noun)

Meaning

A fungus family of loose smuts.

Classification

Nouns denoting plants.

Examples

  • ustilaginaceae is a family of fungi that causes loose smut disease in various grasses and cereal crops.
  • The ustilaginaceae fungus attacks the ovaries of inflorescences causing replacement of the host ovaries with masses of sooty spores.
  • Ustilaginaceae includes various species of fungi that typically infect plants in the families Poaceae and Cyperaceae.
  • The ustilaginaceae family contains many economically important plant pathogens, especially those affecting wheat, oats, and barley.
  • Many ustilaginaceae species can produce masses of dark spores, hence earning them the common name loose smut.

Synonyms

  • Family Ustilaginaceae
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