Other Plant Disease — Worldwide/Unknown
The fungus _Tilletia indica_ causes karnal bunt (also called Indian or partial bunt), a serious disease of bread wheat (_Triticum aestivum_), durum wheat (_T. turgidum_), and triticale. Disease development is favoured by cool, humid conditions at time of heading. Symptoms vary with environment and are difficult to detect in the field because of the irregular distribution of infected kernels. They may include reduction in the length of ears and number of spikelets, brown blotches on kernels,
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