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Karnal Bunt

Scientific Name

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

Common Name

Karnal bunt, partial bunt

Synonym

Neovossia indica (Mitra) Mundkur

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.

Karnal Bunt symptoms - Invasive.org

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

Source
Invasive.org.

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Distribution / Maps / Survey Status

Federally Regulated

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