0
Corn is a plant, and all plants belong to the taxonomic domain of Eukarya, which are characterised by having cells with nuclei. Eukarya covers all organisms in the Kingdom Plantae, as well as the Kingdoms Animalia, Fungi and Protista.
Wiki User
∙ 9y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Corn smut is caused by what type of fungi?
Corn smut is caused by an Ascomyetousfungi. It is considered a parasite of corn and grows and deforms the corn seeds.
What is the symbiotic relationship between corn smut fungus and the corn crop?
I think it is parasitism because corn smut is the disease on a corn crop caused by fungi and so, fungi is taking nourishment from the corn crop but damaging it at the same time (corn smut..).
What is corn mold?
Corn smut is a plant disease caused by the pathogenic fungus Ustilago maydis that causes smut on maize and teosinte
What type of corn almost destroyed the entire US corn crop in 1972?
smut
What phylum is smut in?
Basidiomycota. Of kingdom fungi
Can you eat corn smut?
Some people do. In some fancy restaurants, it's called "corn mushroom."
How is corn smut started?
Corn smut is a pathogenic fungus, Ustilago maydis, that forms galls on above-ground parts of the plant, but especially on the ear. In Mexico it is a food delicacy. In America it is called the Mexican truffle.
Crop prone to smut disease?
There are several: grasses, including corn (maize), wheat, sugarcane, and sorghum.
What fungus kills corn?
Several fungi infect corn, but I think you are referring to corn smut (Ustilago maydis) with affects and destroys the corn kernels. It is eaten in Mexico as the food delicacy huitlacoche and used as a filling in quesadillas and other foods.
Corn belongs to the kingdom?
Corn belongs to the kingdom of Plantae. This is because corn is a type of plant, not an animal.
Examples of natural immunity?
We are often immune to diseases caused in other animals or even plants. We don't get corn smut, we don't get canine distemper.
When was Smut Peddlers created?
Smut Peddlers was created in 1993.
