Claviceps
genus of fungi
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Ascomycota
- In Ascomycota
The genus Claviceps includes C. purpurea, the cause of ergot of rye and ergotism in humans and domestic animals.
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ergot disease
- In ergot
…species of the ascomycete fungus Claviceps. The disease decreases the production of viable grains by infected plants and can contaminate harvests. Ergot is commonly associated with rye infected by C. purpurea, but other economically important cereals are also susceptible to the disease by other fungal species. For example, ergot of…
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