Tilletia tritici
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Tilletia tritici is the causal agent of common bunt of wheat
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The tilletia was named after French agronomist
Mathieu Tillet
(1714-1791).
against Iran
during the Iran-Iraq war
in the 1980s.
USDA ARS Fungal Database
Wheat
Wheat is a cereal grain, originally from the Levant region of the Near East, but now cultivated worldwide. In 2007 world production of wheat was 607 million tons, making it the third most-produced cereal after maize and rice...
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The tilletia was named after French agronomist
Agronomist
An agronomist is a scientist who specializes in agronomy, which is the science of utilizing plants for food, fuel, feed, and fiber. An agronomist is an expert in agricultural and allied sciences, with the exception veterinary sciences.Agronomists deal with interactions between plants, soils, and...
Mathieu Tillet
Mathieu Tillet
Mathieu Tillet was a French botanist, agronomist, metallurgist and administrator.-Life:He was the son of the goldsmith Gabriel Tillet and began studying metals at his father's workshop. In 1740 he was appointed Director of the Mint at Troyes. Ten years later he published his first book, about alloys...
(1714-1791).
Use as a biological weapon
It was used as a biological weapon by IraqIraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
against Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
during the Iran-Iraq war
Iran-Iraq War
The Iran–Iraq War was an armed conflict between the armed forces of Iraq and Iran, lasting from September 1980 to August 1988, making it the longest conventional war of the twentieth century...
in the 1980s.
Sources
Index FungorumUSDA ARS Fungal Database