Gibberella fujikuroi

Gibberella fujikuroi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Sordariomycetes
Order:	Hypocreales
Family:	Nectriaceae
Genus:	Gibberella
Species:	G. fujikuroi
Binomial name
Gibberella fujikuroi (Sawada) Wollenw., (1931)
Synonyms
Fusarium moniliforme J. Sheld., (1904) Fusarium verticillioides (Sacc.) Nirenberg, (1976) Gibberella fujikuroi var. moniliformis (Wineland) Kuhlman, (1982) Gibberella moniliformis Wineland, (1924) Lisea fujikuroi Sawada, (1919) Oospora verticillioides Sacc., (1882)

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.