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sphacelotheca

/ˌsfæs.ɪ.ləˈθiː.kə/

Traduction: Genre de champignons charbonneux, généralement parasites de plantes, appartenant à la famille des Ustilaginaceae.

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/ˌsfæs.ɪ.ləˈθiː.kə/formalscientific
  • frGenre de champignons charbonneux, généralement parasites de plantes, appartenant à la famille des Ustilaginaceae.

A genus of smut fungus, typically parasitic on plants, belonging to the family Ustilaginaceae.

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  1. Genus of smut fungusC2formalscientific

    A genus of parasitic fungi in the family Ustilaginaceae that cause smut diseases in grasses, particularly affecting the inflorescences.

    frSphacélothèque

    • Sphacelotheca species are known to infect sorghum and other cereal crops.
    • The smut fungus Sphacelotheca reiliana causes head smut in corn.
    • Researchers are studying the life cycle of Sphacelotheca to develop resistant crop varieties.