This comprehensive manual focuses on the smut fungi (ustilaginales) of Mexico. Some species are also known in other parts of the world. It includes symptoms, spore germination, nuclear condition of basidial components, and detailed collection data. The reference is supplemented with extensive, detailed photographs of affected host plants, spores, and basidial components, with magnifications up to 2000 times.
Ustilaginales of Mexico: Taxonomy, Symptomatology, Spore Germination and Basidial Cytology
Introduction
Host Genus Index and Keys to the Species
Key to the Genera of Smut Fungi
Genera
Cintractia
Clintamra
Entyloma
Farysia
Melanopsichium
Mykosyrinx
Sorosporium
Sphacelotheca
Sporisorium
Thecaphora
Tilletia
Tolypostporella
Tolyposporium
Urocystis
Ustilago
Literature Cited
Index Publish Date: 1988
Format: 6" x 9" hardcover
Pages: 322
Images: 157 black and white images
Publication Weight: 2 lbs
By Rubén Durán
Ustilaginales of Mexico: Taxonomy, Symptomatology, Spore Germination and Basidial Cytology