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The common bunt, stinking smut or hill bunt of wheat is caused by pathogen
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The common bunt, stinking smut, or hill bunt of wheat is caused by pathogen Tilletia tritici and Tilletia foetida.
Common bunt, also known as hill bunt, Indian bunt European bunt, stinking smut or covered smut, is a disease of both spring and winter wheat. It is caused by two very closely related fungi, Tilletia tritici and T. laevis.
Millions of spores are released at harvest and contaminate healthy kernels or land on other plant parts or the soil. The spores persist on the contaminated kernels or in the soil.
Common bunt, also known as hill bunt, Indian bunt European bunt, stinking smut or covered smut, is a disease of both spring and winter wheat. It is caused by two very closely related fungi, Tilletia tritici and T. laevis.
Millions of spores are released at harvest and contaminate healthy kernels or land on other plant parts or the soil. The spores persist on the contaminated kernels or in the soil.
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