Question

What is the Smut fungi also called?

Answer 1

Smut fungi:

1. The smut fungi is another name for Ustilago.
2. Smuts is a type of multicellular fungi that are distinguished by having a large number of teliospores.
3. Typically, smuts are Ustilaginomycetes from the phylum Basidiomycota.
4. Pathogens of cereal and crops, including sedges and members of the grass family Poaceae, are most commonly affected by smuts (Cyperaceae).
5. Maize, Barley, Wheat, Oats, Forage Grasses, and Sugarcane are a few of the additional host plants impacted by Smut.