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Pest Factsheet: Karnal bunt

Published: Mar, 26 Mar 2013, 14:09
Last updated: Lun, 11 May 2015, 16:44
Karnal bunt is primarily a disease of wheat used to make bread, but also affects durum wheat. It is caused by the fungus Tilletia indica. Flour made from infected wheat is unfit for human consumption because it has an objectionable smell and taste.
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Submitted by: NPPO of Australia