Wheat karnal bunt, caused by Tilletia indica Mitra, was one of the most important quarantine diseases in the world and was listed as one of the first class quarantine pests in China.

• 小麦印度腥黑穗病菌（Tilletia indica Mitra 异名 Neovossia indica (Mitra) Mundkur）简称为小麦印腥是一种世界性的检疫性有害生物，我国已将其列为一类检疫性有害生物；