It is of high importance to distinguish Tilletia caries and Tilletia laevis as causal agents of common bunt accurately from Tilletia controversa, the causal agent of dwarf bunt. All three of these wheat bunt diseases can lead to significant yield losses in crop production worldwide. But T. controver...
ORGANISM(S): Tilletia laevis Tilletia indica Tilletia controversa Tilletia caries