Distribution, Host Range and Disease Incidence of Smut Fungi in Korea, Japan, and China

Lee, Wang Hyu; Lee, Kui Jae; Lee, Yong Hoon

Research in Plant Disease 2002;8(1):34-40.
Published online March 30, 2002.

한국, 일본 및 중국산 깜부기병균의 분포, 기주 및 발생 현황

이왕휴, 이귀재, 이용훈

Distribution, Host Range and Disease Incidence of Smut Fungi in Korea, Japan, and China

Wang Hyu Lee, Kui Jae Lee, Yong Hoon Lee

Abstract

Different types of smut fungi have been reported from different geographical places, depending on the distribution of host plant. Therefore, a survey was conducted to investigate the host plant of smut fungi and occurrence situations in three Asian countries. As a result, 12 genera of 4 families and 19 species, 24 families 87 genus and 191 species, and 12 families 140 species were occurred in Korea, Japan and China, respectively. Six genera(Entyloma, Tilletia, Sorosporium, Sphacelotheca, Urocystis, Ustilago) of Korean smut fungi species were reported until 1998. In Japan, Ito reported for first time 14 genera and 140 species of smut fungi in 1936, and then were more described into 17 genera 114 species by Kakishima in 1984. Two genera(Schizonella and Nannfeldtiomyces) and 8 species were newly listed, later by other researchers. In China, Ling reported that smut fungi classified into 14 genera, 109 speciesin in 1953. In addition, Liroa, Glomosporium, Gahmphopora and Microbotryum genus including 49 species were recently reported, thus 18 genera and 158 families of smut fungi in China. These results suggest that the number of plant related with smut fungi is seemed to be more increase in future. Smut disease occurred on the whole or part of plant and flower.

Key Words: Asia, host, incidence, smut disease