The Loose Smut of Sorghum is caused by the fungus Sphacelotheca cruenta which forms teliospores (hibernating stage of the pathogen) and sporidia in its life cycle. he pathogen affects plant growth and development adversely.
Interactive Agricultural Ecological Atlas of Russia and Neighboring Countries. Sphacelotheca cruenta (Kuhn) Potter . Loose Smut of Sorghum. In Afonin, A.N.; S.L. Greene; N.I. Dzyubenko, A.N. Frolov (eds.). 2008. Interactive Agricultural Ecological Atlas of Russia and Neighboring Countries. Economic Plants and their Diseases, Pests and Weeds[Online]. Available at: https://agroatlas.ru/en/content/diseases/Sorghum/Sorghum_Sphacelotheca_cruenta/index.html