Sima Zangeneh

Research Instructor, Department of Botany, Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection

[ 1 ] - Neozygites microlophii, a new report of Entomophthoralean fungi

Amongst the specimens collected in May 2010, a new entomopathogenic fungus was identified as Neozygites microlophii which is a new record for Iran flora.

[ 2 ] - Investigation of the mycorrhizal status of some predominant plants

Forty-one soil and root samples from the rhizosphere of some dominant plants of deserts of Semnan province (NE Iran) were collected and examined in this survey. No mycorrhizal symbiosis was found in 24% of the collected plants, while in 76% of them mycorrhizal symbiosis was detected as fungal structures in roots or AMF spores in soils. The highest degree of colonization (76%) was found near the...

[ 3 ] - Entomophthora syrphi, a new species of Entomophthorales for Iran

After heavy rainfalls in late Apr. of 2010 in Tehran, an epizootic occurred amongst hoverflies (Eupeodes corollae Fabricius) population in green spaces of Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection, caused by an entomopathogenic fungus. Infected flies fixed to the upper parts of whitetop (Lepidium draba L.) and small tumbleweed mustard (Sisymbrium loeslii L.) plants with their proboscis and...

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