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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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