Photos of rice false smut disease caused by the fungus Ustilaginoidea virens, including fungal signs and symptoms on the plant.
Complete video gallery of the rice False Smut disease photographs:
Slide 1: Ustilaginoidea virens spores from infected rice grain.
Slide 2: Very early symptoms and signs of false smut infection.
Slide 3: Early symptoms and signs of false smut infection (note silver cover over spores).
Slide 4: Rice seedhead showing symptoms and signs of infection with false smut.
Slide 5: Rice grain showing false smut symptoms and signs of infection.
Slide 6: Severe infection of rice grain by false smut.
Slide 7: Later darker symptoms and signs of false smut infection.
Slide 8: Up close of a rice grain replaced by a mass of false smut spores.
Slide 9: Rice grain replaced by false smut fungal spores and sclerotia.
Slide 10: False smut galls removed by a dockage machine from rice grain.
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