Tilletia controversa (dwarf bunt of wheat )
Tilletia controversa
dwarf bunt of wheat
Tilletia brevifaciens, Tilletia tritici-anifican
Worldwide
CA, CO, ID, IN, KS, MI, MT, NY, OR, UT, WA, WY.
2022-09-13
fungus
China
Primarily winter wheat. rye, barley, spelt, wheatgrass and perennial grasses of the Poacease family may also be hosts
TILLCO
Grass seed may carry this pathogens spores, but no references were found to support grass seed as a host. Primarily found where snow cover is persistent in the winter.