Sporisorium paspali-notati. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].
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Abstract A description is provided for Sporisorium paspali-notati. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. DISEASE: Spikelet development is prevented in infected plants. HOSTS: Paspalum dilatatum, P. notatum, P. plicatulum, P. proliferum, P. urvillei and P. vaginatum (Poaceae). GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: NORTH AMERICA: Mexico. CENTRAL AMERICA: Cuba, Trinidad & Tobago. SOUTH AMERICA: Brazil. TRANSMISSION: Probably by air-borne teliospores. Wind is the most common dispersal mode of smut teliospores.