Definitions

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  • proper noun A taxonomic genus within the family Tilletiaceae — the smut fungi.

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Examples

  • Karnal Bunt is a seed and soil borne fungal disease that is caused by the fungus Tilletia indica.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2000

  • Karnal Bunt is a seed and soil borne fungal disease that is caused by the fungus Tilletia indica.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2000

  • That's the indication from scientists pitted Muscodor against potato tuber moths, apple codling moths and Tilletia fungi that cause bunt

    WN.com - Articles related to Plunging value of crops unlikely to rebound in '10 2010

  • That is what Agricultural Research Service (ARS) studies suggest, in which scientists pitted Muscodor against potato tuber moths, apple coddling moths and Tilletia fungi that cause bunt diseases in wheat.

    Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 Ians 2010

  • That's the indication from scientists pitted Muscodor against potato tuber moths, apple codling moths and Tilletia fungi that cause bunt

    WN.com - Articles related to Agriculture briefs 2010

  • That's the indication from Agricultural Research Service (ARS) studies in which scientists pitted Muscodor against potato tuber moths, apple codling moths and Tilletia fungi that cause bunt diseases in wheat.

    RedOrbit News - Technology 2010

  • That is what Agricultural Research Service (ARS) studies suggest, in which scientists pitted Muscodor against potato tuber moths, apple coddling moths and Tilletia fungi that cause bunt diseases in wheat.

    Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 Ani 2010

  • The Colombian Farming Institute (CFI) had said that the 1,000-tonne shipment was infested with a Tilletia-type fungus.

    Stabroek News 2009

  • Tilletia fungi, according to Carbo, are found only in temperate climates and cause severe damage to the kernels.

    Stabroek News 2009

  • Among the reasons for the possible halt of paddy export is the recent case where a local consignment, shipped to Colombia in early March, was said to be infected with a Tilletia-type fungus.

    Stabroek News 2009

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