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.

Etymology

Pier Andrea Saccardo named the genus "Gibberella" because of the hump (Latin, gibbera) on the fungal perithecium.

Species

• Gibberella acerina

• Gibberella acervalis

• Gibberella africana

• Gibberella agglomerata

• Gibberella atrofuliginea

• Gibberella atrorufa

• Gibberella australis

• Gibberella avenacea

• Gibberella baccata

• Gibberella bambusae

• Gibberella bolusiellae

• Gibberella bresadolae

• Gibberella briosiana

• Gibberella butleri

• Gibberella buxi

• Gibberella cantareirensis

• Gibberella cicatrisata

• Gibberella circinata

• Gibberella coffeae

• Gibberella coronicola

• Gibberella creberrima

• Gibberella culmicola

• Gibberella cyanea

• Gibberella cyanogena

• Gibberella cyanospora

• Gibberella cylindrospora

• Gibberella effusa

• Gibberella engleriana

• Gibberella euonymi

• Gibberella ficina

• Gibberella flacca

Gibberella fujikuroi

• G. fujikuroi var. subglutinans

• Gibberella fusispora

• Gibberella gaditjirrii

• Gibberella gordonii

• Gibberella gossypina

• Gibberella heterochroma

• Gibberella hostae

• Gibberella imperatae

• Gibberella indica

• Gibberella intricans

• Gibberella juniperi

• Gibberella konza

• Gibberella lagerheimii

• Gibberella lateritia

• Gibberella longispora

• Gibberella macrolopha

• Gibberella malvacearum

• Gibberella mapaniae

• Gibberella maxima

• Gibberella nemorosa

• Gibberella nygamai

• Gibberella parasitica

• Gibberella passiflorae

• Gibberella phyllostachydicola

• Gibberella polycocca

• Gibberella pseudopulicaris

• Gibberella pulicaris

• Gibberella quinqueseptata

• Gibberella rhododendricola

• Gibberella rugosa

• Gibberella sacchari

• Gibberella spiraeae

• Gibberella stilboides

• Gibberella subtropica

• Gibberella thapsina

• Gibberella tilakii

• Gibberella tricincta

• Gibberella tritici

• Gibberella tropicalis

• Gibberella tumida

• Gibberella ulicis

• Gibberella venezuelana

• Gibberella violacea

• Gibberella vitis

• Gibberella xylarioides

• Gibberella zeae

See also

• Auxin

• Ethylene as a plant hormone

• Gibberellic acid

References

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