| Claviceps sorghi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Sordariomycetes |
| Order: | Hypocreales |
| Family: | Clavicipitaceae |
| Genus: | Claviceps |
| Species: | C. sorghi
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| Binomial name | |
| Claviceps sorghi B.G.P. Kulk., (1976)
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| Synonyms | |
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Sphacelia sorghi McRae, (1917) | |
Claviceps sorghi is a fungal plant pathogen belonging to the phylum Ascomycota in the kingdom Fungi- its anamorphic phase is known as sphacelia sorghi.[1] This species was first found in In India in 1915 and officially recorded in 1948 [1]. The Claviceps genus is known for their infection of cereal and millet crops.[2] This particular species of Claviceps infects Sorghum- giving the fungus its name 'sorghi'.[3] These species in Claviceps are known to produce ergot on their host, as a byproduct of their infection.[3] This can cause the disease known as ergotism when the infected crop is consumed.
- ^ a b "Claviceps sorghi (sorghum ergot)". www.cabi.org. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
- ^ Blann, Kristen (2002). "Coughenour, C. M., and S. Chamala. 2000. Conservation Tillage and Cropping Innovation: Constructing the New Culture of Agriculture. Iowa State University Press, Ames, Iowa, USA". Conservation Ecology. 5 (2). doi:10.5751/es-00274-050202. ISSN 1195-5449.
- ^ a b Frederickson, Debra E.; Mantle, Peter G.; Milliano, Walter A.J. De (September 1991). "Claviceps africana sp. nov.; the distinctive ergot pathogen of sorghum in Africa". Mycological Research. 95 (9): 1101–1107. doi:10.1016/S0953-7562(09)80555-8. S2CID 85392616.