Loose smut (triticale)
Ustilago tritici f. sp. tritici
Loose smut of triticale is very similar to loose smut in wheat.
Loose smut of barley, like wheat, is caused by the fungus Ustilago tritici (U. nuda). However, the strain of loose smut that attacks wheat does not attack barley and vice versa.
See loose smut on wheat.
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