the basis of available publications.A total of 103 species belonging to 15 genera of cercosporoid fungi have been reported from Himachal Pradesh on 118 plant species belonging to 46 families.The species richness of ce...the basis of available publications.A total of 103 species belonging to 15 genera of cercosporoid fungi have been reported from Himachal Pradesh on 118 plant species belonging to 46 families.The species richness of cercosporoid fungi in the region was as follows;Cercospora(50),Pseudocercospora(23),Ramularia and Passalora(7 each),Stigmina&Mycosphaerella(3 each),Sirosporium(2),Cercosporella,Distomycovellosiella and Mycovellosiella,Neocercosporidium,Neopseudocercosporella,Nothopassalora,Rosisphaerella&Teratosphaeria(1 each).The highest numbers of cercosporoid fungi were recorded on plant hosts of the family Solanaceae(12 species)followed by Fabaceae(10 species),Asteraceae and Rosaceae(8 species each),Amaranthaceae(5 species),Malvaceae and Smilaceae(4 species each),Acanthaceae,Poaceae,Polygonaceae and Ranunculaceae(3 species each),while the rest of families were found associated with 1-2 cercosporoid speices.展开更多
Hyphomycetes are abundant and highly diverse in tropical areas such as India due to its climate and geographical landscape.However,several regions of the country remained unexplored or underexplored and many species r...Hyphomycetes are abundant and highly diverse in tropical areas such as India due to its climate and geographical landscape.However,several regions of the country remained unexplored or underexplored and many species remained undiscovered in the country.During mycological forays from the forests of Himachal Pradesh,two hyphomycetous fungi were collected.After detailed analysis of mycological characters like oval to oblong-ellipsoidal,muriform conidia with transverse,longitudinal,and oblique septa rounded or irregular at the ends and often with a protruding hilum,singly on short,unbranched conidiophores or sessile,in sporodochial conidiomata,it was found that these taxa belongs to the genus Berkleasmium.The further evaluation of morphological and microscopic characters revealed the identity of these fungi as B.pandani and B.typhae.Review of literature reveals that both are new records for India.Synoptic table of all the accepted species(both asexual morph and sexual morph)along with checklist of Berkleasmium from India is also provided.展开更多
文摘the basis of available publications.A total of 103 species belonging to 15 genera of cercosporoid fungi have been reported from Himachal Pradesh on 118 plant species belonging to 46 families.The species richness of cercosporoid fungi in the region was as follows;Cercospora(50),Pseudocercospora(23),Ramularia and Passalora(7 each),Stigmina&Mycosphaerella(3 each),Sirosporium(2),Cercosporella,Distomycovellosiella and Mycovellosiella,Neocercosporidium,Neopseudocercosporella,Nothopassalora,Rosisphaerella&Teratosphaeria(1 each).The highest numbers of cercosporoid fungi were recorded on plant hosts of the family Solanaceae(12 species)followed by Fabaceae(10 species),Asteraceae and Rosaceae(8 species each),Amaranthaceae(5 species),Malvaceae and Smilaceae(4 species each),Acanthaceae,Poaceae,Polygonaceae and Ranunculaceae(3 species each),while the rest of families were found associated with 1-2 cercosporoid speices.
基金Ministry of Environment and Forests,Government of India for the financial assistance(vide letter no.14/26/2008-ERS/RE dt.06.06.2010)。
文摘Hyphomycetes are abundant and highly diverse in tropical areas such as India due to its climate and geographical landscape.However,several regions of the country remained unexplored or underexplored and many species remained undiscovered in the country.During mycological forays from the forests of Himachal Pradesh,two hyphomycetous fungi were collected.After detailed analysis of mycological characters like oval to oblong-ellipsoidal,muriform conidia with transverse,longitudinal,and oblique septa rounded or irregular at the ends and often with a protruding hilum,singly on short,unbranched conidiophores or sessile,in sporodochial conidiomata,it was found that these taxa belongs to the genus Berkleasmium.The further evaluation of morphological and microscopic characters revealed the identity of these fungi as B.pandani and B.typhae.Review of literature reveals that both are new records for India.Synoptic table of all the accepted species(both asexual morph and sexual morph)along with checklist of Berkleasmium from India is also provided.
