Corn smut

Corn smut
	Signs and symptoms of common smut (Ustilago maydis) on a sweetcorn plant.
	Scientific Classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Subkingdom:	Dikarya
Phylum:	Basidiomycota
Subphylum:	Ustilaginomycotina
Class:	Ustilaginomycetes
Subclass:	Ustilaginomycetidae
Order:	Urocystales
Family:	Urocystaceae
Genus:	Ustilago
Species:	Ustilago maydis
	Synonyms
	Huitlacoche; Smut; Caeoma zeae Link; Lycoperdon zeae Beckm. 1768; Uredo maydis Dc. 1815; Uredo segetum forma zeae-maydis Dc.; Uredo segetum var. mays-zeae Dc.; Uredo zeae Schwein. 1822; Uredo zeae-maydis Dc.; Ustilago carbo-maydis Phillipar.; Ustilago mays-zeae Magnus 1895; Ustilago segetum var. mays-zeae Dc. 1805; Ustilago zeae (Link) Unger 1836; Ustilago zeae-maydis G. Winte;

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Adverse conditions	Drought · Fasciation · Iron deficiency · Magnesium deficiency · Nitrogen deficiency · Nitrogen toxicity · Phosphorous deficiency · Sun scald
Diseases	Anthracnose of maize · Aspergillus ear and kernel rot · Bacterial soft rot · Crazy top of corn · Charcoal rot · Corn smut · Corn stunt disease · Fusarium ear and stalk rot · Goss' bacterial wilt · Grey leaf spot of corn · Maize dwarf mosaic virus · Northern corn leaf blight · Pink root of onion · Pythium · Stewart's wilt
Pests	Aphid · European corn borer · Cutworm · Leaf miner · Root-knot nematode · Stubby root nematode

Corn smut

Signs and symptoms of common smut (Ustilago maydis) on a sweetcorn plant.
Scientific Classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Subkingdom:	Dikarya
Phylum:	Basidiomycota
Subphylum:	Ustilaginomycotina
Class:	Ustilaginomycetes
Subclass:	Ustilaginomycetidae
Order:	Urocystales
Family:	Urocystaceae
Genus:	Ustilago
Species:	Ustilago maydis
Synonyms
Huitlacoche Smut Caeoma zeae Link Lycoperdon zeae Beckm. 1768 Uredo maydis Dc. 1815 Uredo segetum forma zeae-maydis Dc. Uredo segetum var. mays-zeae Dc. Uredo zeae Schwein. 1822 Uredo zeae-maydis Dc. Ustilago carbo-maydis Phillipar. Ustilago mays-zeae Magnus 1895 Ustilago segetum var. mays-zeae Dc. 1805 Ustilago zeae (Link) Unger 1836 Ustilago zeae-maydis G. Winte