Barley production has been constrained by various factors,of which loose smut(Ustilago nuda)is the main biotic factor.Molecular and agronomical screening analyses were evaluated to study the similarity levels and mark...
The Central region of Kenya which is the second largest market oriented dairy zone, faces a threat in milk production. The challenge is a disease known as the napier head smut caused by Ustilago kamerunensis. This fun...
sponsored by the National Millet Crops Research and Development System, China (CARS-0712.5-A9);the National Key Technology R&D Program of China, (2014BAD07B03);the National Natural Science Foundation of China (313 71529)
Covered smut, which is caused by Ustilago hordei(Pers.) Lagerh., is one of the most damaging diseases of highland barley(Hordeum vulgare Linn. var. nudum Hook. f) in Tibetan areas of China. To understand the molec...
Ustilago maydis is the causal agent of the disease known as corn smut or Huitlacohe;their natural hosts are maize (Zea mays L.) and its putative ancestor teocintle (Zea mays ssp. parviglumis and ssp. mexicana). In Mé...
Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.31070123);the Special Fund for Agro-scientific Research in the Public Interest of China(No.201003004)
Ustilago coicis causes serious smut on Coix lacryma-jobi in Dayang Town,Jinyun County,Zhejiang Province of China.In this paper,ultrastructural assessments on fungus-host interactions and teliospore development are pre...