Gaeumannomyces graminis var. graminis explained

Gaeumannomyces graminis var. graminis is a plant pathogen. This fungal pathogen produces extensive damage on the sheath of rice, causing black spots which protrude from the infected. This pathogen also generates a discoloration in the foliage of a plant which tends to show a straw orange colouration.

External links

• Index Fungorum
• USDA ARS Fungal Database

Further reading

• Peixoto . Cecília N. . Ottoni . Giselle . Filippi . Marta C. C. . Silva-Lobo . Valácia L. . Prabhu . Anne S. . Biology of Gaeumannomyces graminis var. graminis isolates from rice and grasses and epidemiological aspects of crown sheath rot of rice . Tropical Plant Pathology . December 2013 . 38 . 6 . 495–504 . 10.1590/s1982-56762013000600005 . free .