Kingdom Fungi Family Ustilaginaceae Scientific name Sporisorium sorghi Rank Species | Class Ustilaginomycetes Genus Sporisorium Phylum Basidiomycota Order Ustilaginales | |
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Similar Sphacelotheca reiliana, Ustilaginales, Covered smut, Ustilaginaceae, Peronosclerospora sorghi | ||
Sporisorium sorghi is a species of fungus in the Ustilaginaceae family. It is a plant pathogen, causing covered smut of sorghum spp. such as Sorghum bicolor (S. vulgare) (sorghum), S. sudanense (Sudan grass), S. halepense (Johnson grass) and Sorghum vulgare var. technichum (broomcorn).
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