 | This article is missing information about "One fungus one name" situation. G. zeae is going by its anamorph name on Index Fungorum and MycoBank now, what about the others?. (December 2023) |
| Gibberella | |
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| Macroconidia of Gibberella zeae | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Sordariomycetes |
| Order: | Hypocreales |
| Family: | Nectriaceae |
| Genus: | Gibberella |
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Gibberella is a genus of fungi in the family Nectriaceae.
In 1926, Japanese scientists observed that rice plants infected with Gibberella had abnormally long stems ("foolish seedling disease").
A substance, gibberellin, was derived from this fungus. Gibberellin is a plant hormone that promotes cell elongation, flower formation, and seedling growth.
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