Sporisorium sorghi

Species of fungus

Sporisorium sorghi, commonly known as sorghum smut, is a plant pathogen that belongs to the Ustilaginaceae family. This fungus is the causative agent of covered kernel smut disease and infects sorghum plants all around the world such as Sorghum bicolor (sorghum), S. sudanense, S. halepense and Sorghum vulgare var. technichum (broomcorn). Ineffective control of S. sorghi can have serious economic and ecological implications.

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