Karnal Bunt | National Invasive Species Information Center

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Karnal Bunt symptoms North Carolina State University, Department of Plant Pathology Archive

Scientific Name:

Tilletia indica Mitra (1931) (Bishnoi et al. 2020)

Synonym:

Neovossia indica (Mitra) Mundkur

Common Name:

Karnal bunt, partial bunt

Native To:

First discovered in India (Bishnoi et al. 2020)

Date of U.S. Introduction:

First detected in the U.S. in 1996 (Marshall et al. 2003)

Means of Introduction:

Unknown, possibly arrived from Mexico in shipments of contaminated grain (Marshall et al. 2003)

Impact:

Fungal disease of wheat that reduces quality and yield (Bishnoi et al. 2020)

Current U.S. Distribution:

Southwestern U.S.

Distribution / Maps / Survey Status

Karnal Bunt National Survey Maps

USDA. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.

Pest Tracker - Survey Status of Karnal Bunt

USDA. APHIS. Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey. National Agricultural Pest Information System.

Federally Regulated

Domestic Quarantine Notices (Title 7: Agriculture, Part 301) - Karnal Bunt

U.S. Government Printing Office. Electronic Code of Federal Regulations.

Foreign Quarantine Notices (Title 7: Agriculture, Part 319) - Wheat Diseases

U.S. Government Printing Office. Electronic Code of Federal Regulations.

Images

Google Images - Karnal Bunt

Google.

Invasive.org - Karnal Bunt

University of Georgia. Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health.

PaDIL - Karnal Bunt of Wheat

Australian Plant Biosecurity Cooperative Research Centre. Pests and Diseases Image Library.

Selected Resources

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Partnership

EPPO Global Database - Tilletia indica

European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization.

Fact Sheet - Karnal Bunt (PDF | 787 KB)

Plant Health Australia.

See also: Grains Pest Fact Sheets for more fact sheets.

Invasive Species Compendium - Tilletia indica

CAB International.

Plantwise Technical Factsheet - Karnal Bunt of Wheat (Tilletia indica)

CABI. Plantwise Knowledge Bank.

TISI Inventory - Karnal Bunt

Texas State University System. Texas Invasive Species Institute.

Federal Government

Plant Pest and Disease Program: Plant Disease - Karnal Bunt

USDA. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.

International Government

Fact Sheet - Karnal Bunt (Jun 2020) (PDF | 392 KB)

South Australia Primary Industries and Regions (Australia).

See also: Emergency and Significant Plant Pests for more resources

Karnal Bunt (PDF | 269 KB)

Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (United Kingdom).

See also: Pest and Disease Factsheets for more fact sheets.

Plant Pests and Diseases - Karnal Bunt

Australian Government. Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment.

State and Local Government

Pest and Disease Alerts - Karnal Bunt Disease

Texas Department of Agriculture.

Academic

UC Pest Management Guidelines - Karnal Bunt of Wheat (Feb 2009)

University of California. Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program.

Karnal Bunt: Questions and Answers (Jan 2003)

Kansas State University. Cooperative Extension Service.

Karnal Bunt (PDF | 114 KB)

University of Idaho Extension.

Karnal Bunt in Texas Wheat (PDF | 58 KB)

Texas A&M University System. Texas Agricultural Extension Service.

See also: Small Grains - Diseases for more fact sheets

Pacific Northwest Plant Disease Management Handbook - Wheat (Triticum aestivum)-Karnal Bunt (Partial Bunt)

Oregon State University. Extension Service.

Citations

Bishnoi, S.K., X. He, R.M. Phuke, et al. 2020. Karnal bunt: A re-emerging old foe of wheat. Frontiers in Plant Science 11:569057.
Marshall, D., T.T. Work, and J.F. Cavey. 2003. Invasion pathways of Karnal bunt of wheat into the United States. Plant Disease 87(8):999-1003.