many powdery mildew fungi occur as anamorphic state on different host plants in guilan province, iran. the species have usually been identified as oidium spp. in order to identify teleomorphic species using anamorphic characteristics and host range, several infected plant specimens were collected from around guilan province during 2004-2011. based upon  the  results of the study 25 species were...

The article continues a series of critical reviews the species composition powdery mildew fungi (Erysiphaceae, Helotiales, Ascomycota) Ukraine and their distribution within country. This deals with section Microsphaera genus Erysiphe. These are distinguished by fruiting bodies that have non-mycelioid appendages dichotomously branched apices. A list 36 recorded in regions is provided, as well ke...

A serious crown and stem disease of fibrous-rooted begonia {Begonia semperflorens Link and Otto) plants, variety Fire Sea, was observed in out-of-door plantings at Berkeley, Calif., in July 1937. During the following winter, a similar disease was found on Carmine, Christmas Cheer, and Primadonna fibrous-rooted begonia plants in a greenhouse at Columbia, Mo. A preliminary report on this disease ...

The 29 Nepalese species of the pantropical genus Begonia largely belong to 2 sections, Begonia sect. Diploclinium and Begonia sect. Platycentrum. The former comprises tuberous species which occur along the Himalayan range. They die back during the dry season and their flowering time is strongly constrained by the onset of the monsoon. The latter comprises evergreen rhizomatous species some of w...

In the present study, the effect of intrauterine infusion of Zataria multiflora extract on the clinical endometritis was investigated. Vaginal examination, transrectal palpation and ultrasonography were used to inspect the genital tract at 30-40 days in milk and two weeks later the same approach was applied. Cows with clinical endometritis were randomly divided into three treatment groups: Z. m...

Nonnative, invasive shrubs can affect human disease risk through direct and indirect effects on vector populations. Multiflora rose (Rosa multiflora) is a common invader within eastern deciduous forests where tick-borne disease (e.g. Lyme disease) rates are high. We tested whether R. multiflora invasion affects blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis) abundance, and at what scale. We sampled host-s...