 | 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 |
| Species | |
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Gibberella is a genus of fungi in the family Nectriaceae.
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In 1926, Japanese scientists observed that rice plants infected with Gibberella had abnormally long stems ("foolish seedling disease"). [1]
A substance, gibberellin, was derived from this fungus. Gibberellin is a plant hormone that promotes cell elongation, flower formation, and seedling growth. [2]
