Database of Plant Diseases in Japan

Details of Foxtail millet, Italian millet Smut, Head smut
Host plant
  • Foxtail millet, Italian millet
Disease nameSmut, Head smut
Disease name (Japanese)
  • 黒穂病 [kuroho-byo]
Pathogen/Cause (1)
  • Macalpinomyces tanakae (S. Ito) Vánky
Pathogen/Cause (synonym) (1)
  • Ustilago tanakae S. Ito
References (1)
  • 出田 新:農作物病理学:51, 1901(明34)
  • 柿嶌 眞:筑波大学農林学研究 1:95, 1982
  • 柿嶌 眞:日菌報 57:110, 2016
Pathogen/Cause (2)
  • Ustilago crameri Körnicke
References (2)
  • 出田 新:農作物病理学:51, 1901(明34)
  • 柿嶌 眞:筑波大学農林学研究 1:81, 1982
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