Gibberella
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Gibberella is a genus of fungus. In 1926, Japanese scientists observed that rice plants infected with Gibberella had abnormally long stems. A substance, gibberellin, was derived from this fungus; gibberellin is a plant hormone that promotes cell elongation, flower formation, and seedling growth.
Species
- Gibberella avenacea
- Gibberella baccata
- Gibberella carcinata
- Gibberella coronicola
- Gibberella fujikuroi
- *G. fujikuroi subglutinans
- Gibberella intermedia
- Gibberella lagerheimii
- Gibberella moniliformis
- Gibberella nygamai
- Gibberella pulicaris
- Gibberella subglutinans
- Gibberella thapsina
- Gibberella zeae
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