Biology:Tilletia laevis

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Short description: Species of fungus


Tilletia laevis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Exobasidiomycetes
Order: Tilletiales
Family: Tilletiaceae
Genus: Tilletia
Species:
T. laevis
Binomial name
Tilletia laevis
J.G. Kühn, (1873)
Synonyms

Erysibe foetida
Tilletia foetens
Tilletia foetida
Tilletia tritici var. laevis
Ustilago foetens

Tilletia laevis is a plant pathogen that causes bunt on wheat.

It was used as a biological weapon by Iraq against Iran during the Iran–Iraq War in the 1980s.[1]

References

  1. Suffert, Frédéric; Latxague, Émilie; Sache, Ivan (11 March 2009). "Plant pathogens as agroterrorist weapons: assessment of the threat for European agriculture and forestry". Food Security (Springer Netherlands) 1 (2): 221–232. doi:10.1007/s12571-009-0014-2. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7802813 entry