Kingdom Fungi Subdivision Pezizomycotina | Scientific name Gibberella Rank Genus | |
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Lower classifications Gibberella zeae, Gibberella fujikuroi | ||
Gibberella fujikuroi fungi kingdom
Gibberella is a genus of fungi in the family Nectriaceae. In 1926, Japanese scientists observed that rice plants infected with Gibberella had abnormally long stems ("foolish seedling disease"). A substance, gibberellin, was derived from this fungus. Gibberellin is a plant hormone that promotes cell elongation, flower formation, and seedling growth.
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Gibberella fungi kingdom
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