Ryegrass bunt
Tilletia walkeri is a species of fungus in the Tilletiaceae family. It causes the disease Ryegrass bunt, which affects ryegrass. The fungus is related to those causing Karnal bunt in wheat. The species was described in 1999.[1]
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| Species: | T. walkeri |
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| Tilletia walkeri Castl. & Carris (1999) | |
References
- Castlebury LA, Carris LM (1999). "Tilletia walkeri, a new species on Lolium multiflorum and L. perenne". Mycologia. 91 (1): 121–31. doi:10.2307/3761200. JSTOR 3761200. (subscription required)
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