Gibberella fujikuroi
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| Gibberella fujikuroi (Sawada) Wollenw., (1931) |
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Fusarium moniliforme J. Sheld., (1904) |
Gibberella fujikuroi is a fungal plant pathogen. It causes bakanae disease in rice seedlings, by overloading them with the phytohormone gibberellin as its own metabolic byproduct.
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Index Fungorum
USDA ARS Fungal Database
