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Wheat Powdery Mildew
''Blumeria graminis'' (commonly called barley powdery mildew, wheat mildew or corn mildew) is a fungus that causes powdery mildew on grasses, including cereals. It is the only species in the genus ''Blumeria''. It has also been called ''Erysiphe graminis'' and (by its anamorph) ''Oidium monilioides'' or ''Oidium tritici''. Systematics Previously ''B. graminis'' was included within the genus ''Erysiphe'', but molecular studies have placed it into a clade of its own. In 1975, it was moved to the new monospecific genus ''Blumeria''. ''Blumeria'' differs from ''Erysiphe'' in its digitate haustoria and in details of the conidial wall. ''Blumeria'' is also considered to be phylogenetically distinct from ''Erisiphe'' as it solely infects the true grasses of Poaceae. Eight special forms or ''formae speciales'' (ff.spp.) of ''B. graminis'' have been distinguished, each of which is parasitic on a particular genus or pareticular genera of grasses. Those that infect crop plants are ''B. g. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fungi
A fungus (: fungi , , , or ; or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and mold (fungus), molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as one of the kingdom (biology)#Six kingdoms (1998), traditional eukaryotic kingdoms, along with Animalia, Plantae, and either Protista or Protozoa and Chromista. A characteristic that places fungi in a different kingdom from plants, bacteria, and some protists is chitin in their cell walls. Fungi, like animals, are heterotrophs; they acquire their food by absorbing dissolved molecules, typically by secreting digestive enzymes into their environment. Fungi do not photosynthesize. Growth is their means of motility, mobility, except for spores (a few of which are flagellated), which may travel through the air or water. Fungi are the principal decomposers in ecological systems. These and other differences place fungi in a single group of related o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
