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Ustilago avenae (Pers.) Rostr., 1890 (Loose Smut Of Oats & Oat Grass)

Date: 20 June 2007
Location: Berks, England
Voucher: 20/06/2007[A]
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State: Infection
Record Summary: in spikelets of Oat Grass
Associated organism: in live spikelets of Arrhenatherum elatius
Identification Notes: Infection in spikelets.

Ustilospores: globose, greyish brown with one side paler, 5-7.5/5-5.5µm diam, smooth under x40 objective, rough under x100 oil with echinulations visible on profile, esp on paler side.

Images etc

magnified photograph Infected inflorescence - close-up - enlarged 500 by 431 pixels
magnified photograph Infected inflorescence - close-up - enlarged 500 by 455 pixels
magnified photograph Infected inflorescence - close-up - enlarged 333 by 500 pixels
naked eye photograph Infected inflorescence - dark background 269 by 500 pixels
naked eye photograph Infected inflorescence - pale background 217 by 500 pixels
magnified photograph Infected spikelet - close-up - magnified 282 by 500 pixels
microscope photograph Ustilospores - magnified 500 by 496 pixels
microscope photograph Ustilospores - highly magnified 500 by 434 pixels
microscope photograph Ustilospores - highly magnified 500 by 435 pixels
microscope photograph Ustilospores - highly magnified 500 by 409 pixels
microscope photograph Ustilospores - highly magnified 500 by 333 pixels

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