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seedlings and reduction in tillers and yield when<br />
smutted seeds are planted.<br />
Detection on seed<br />
a. Dry seed inspection<br />
Infection on seeds can be detected by direct inspection<br />
using a stereo binocular microscope (Fig.<br />
61a,b).<br />
b. Habit character<br />
Aerial mycelia absent. Dull black and globose<br />
teliospores scattered on seed surface and cotyledon<br />
(Fig. 62a-c).<br />
c. Microscopic character<br />
Teliospores are globose to subglobose, light to<br />
dark brown with spines, and measure 22.5–26.0 µ<br />
× 18.0–22.0 µ (Fig. 62d).<br />
Fig. 60. Occurrence of kernel smut (Ou 1985, CMI 1991).<br />
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