Corn smut infection. Light micrograph of a section through tissue from a corn (Zea mays) plant infected with corn smut fungus (Ustilago maydis). Corn

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Corn smut infection. Light micrograph of a section through tissue from a corn (Zea mays) plant infected with corn smut fungus (Ustilago maydis). Corn smut is a parasitic fungus that infects grasses, including cereals like corn. The fungal spores (brown) overwinter in the plant cells and later germinate to produce basidiospores. Magnification: x5 when printed 10 centimetres wide.

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Photo credit: © DR KEITH WHEELER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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