Introduction of some endophytic fungi of common yew (Taxus baccata) in Iran

Authors

  • Khalil Berdi Fotouhifar Assistant Prof., Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agricultural Science and Engineering, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran ([email protected])
  • Mohsen Farzaneh Assistant Prof., Department of Agriculture, Medicinal Plants and Drugs Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
  • Saeedeh Jam Ashkezari MSc graduated in Plant Pathology, Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agricultural Science and Engineering, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran
Abstract:

In the present study, five species of Cladosporium including C. perangustum, C. basi-inflatum, C. cladosporioides, C. herbarum and C. subtilissimum,and three species assigned to other fungal genera including Truncatella angustata, Alternaria atra and Nigrospora oryzea are reported as endophytic fungi of common yew (Taxus baccata L.), native to Iran. Out of these, C. perangustum, C. basi-inflatum and C. subtilissimum are new taxa to the Iranian mycobiota. Common yew is a new host for all identified species, except N. oryzae in the world.

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Journal title

volume 14  issue 2

pages  184- 197

publication date 2014-02-20

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