Gibberella fujikuroi | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Sordariomycetes |
Order: | Hypocreales |
Family: | Nectriaceae |
Genus: | Gibberella |
Species: | G. fujikuroi
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Binomial name | |
Gibberella fujikuroi (Sawada) Wollenw., (1931)
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Synonyms | |
Fusarium moniliforme J. Sheld., (1904) |
Gibberella fujikuroi is a fungal plant pathogen. It causes bakanae disease in rice seedlings.
Another name is foolish seedling disease. It gets that name because the seeds can be infected, leading to disparate outcomes for the plant. There are not many diseases that initiate similar symptoms as bakanae.