Ustilago

E771993

fungal genus genus

Ustilago is a genus of parasitic fungi known for causing smut diseases in cereal and grass crops, notably corn smut.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Ustilago canonical	1
Ustilago hordei	1
Ustilago nuda	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8961455 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Ustilago
Context triple: [Smuts, taxonomicGroupIncludes, Ustilago]

A. Truskavets
Truskavets is a well-known Ukrainian spa and resort town famed for its mineral springs and health tourism.
B. Nadreck
Nadreck is a multi-armed, hyper-logical alien intelligence agent from E. E. "Doc" Smith’s Lensman series, renowned for his coldly methodical and indirect approach to combating evil.
C. Soligalich
Soligalich is a historic Russian town known for its preserved 18th–19th century architecture and location along the Kostroma River in Kostroma Oblast.
D. Gomba
Gomba is a district within the Buganda region of central Uganda, known primarily for its rural communities and agricultural activities.
E. Kolovai
Kolovai is a village on the Tongan island of Tongatapu, known for its traditional culture and historic significance.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Ustilago
Target entity description: Ustilago is a genus of parasitic fungi known for causing smut diseases in cereal and grass crops, notably corn smut.

A. Truskavets
Truskavets is a well-known Ukrainian spa and resort town famed for its mineral springs and health tourism.
B. Nadreck
Nadreck is a multi-armed, hyper-logical alien intelligence agent from E. E. "Doc" Smith’s Lensman series, renowned for his coldly methodical and indirect approach to combating evil.
C. Soligalich
Soligalich is a historic Russian town known for its preserved 18th–19th century architecture and location along the Kostroma River in Kostroma Oblast.
D. Gomba
Gomba is a district within the Buganda region of central Uganda, known primarily for its rural communities and agricultural activities.
E. Kolovai
Kolovai is a village on the Tongan island of Tongatapu, known for its traditional culture and historic significance.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fungal genus ⓘ genus ⓘ
affects	cereal crops ⓘ grass crops ⓘ
associatedWith	corn smut ⓘ covered smut of cereals ⓘ loose smut of cereals ⓘ
causes	smut diseases ⓘ
class	Ustilaginomycetes ⓘ linked to: Ustilaginomycotina
controlMethods	crop rotation ⓘ seed treatment fungicides ⓘ use of resistant cultivars ⓘ
diseaseSymptom	black smutty masses replacing kernels or tissues ⓘ
distribution	worldwide ⓘ
economicImpact	plant pathogen of agricultural importance ⓘ
etymologyLanguage	Latin ⓘ
family	Ustilaginaceae ⓘ
host	barley ⓘ maize ⓘ oats ⓘ other grasses ⓘ wheat ⓘ
includesSpecies	Ustilago avenae ⓘ Ustilago hordei ⓘ linked to: Ustilago Ustilago maydis ⓘ Ustilago nuda ⓘ linked to: Ustilago Ustilago tritici ⓘ
infects	developing grains ⓘ floral tissues of host plants ⓘ
isA	parasitic fungus ⓘ smut fungus ⓘ
kingdom	Fungi ⓘ
lifeCycleStage	dikaryotic mycelial stage ⓘ yeast-like haploid stage ⓘ
lifestyle	biotrophic parasite ⓘ
notableFor	causing corn smut ⓘ
order	Ustilaginales ⓘ linked to: Ustilaginomycotina
pathogenicOn	Poaceae ⓘ
phylum	Basidiomycota ⓘ
reproduction	produces teliospores ⓘ
sporeDispersal	wind-dispersed spores ⓘ
sporeType	black powdery teliospores ⓘ
studiedIn	fungal genetics ⓘ plant pathology ⓘ
taxonRank	genus ⓘ
trophicMode	obligate parasite ⓘ
typeOfDisease	systemic smut disease ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Smuts → taxonomicGroupIncludes → Ustilago ⓘ

Ustilago → includesSpecies → Ustilago hordei ⓘ

linked to: Ustilago

Ustilago → includesSpecies → Ustilago nuda ⓘ