, a novel species in the section isolated from the rhizosphere of sugarcane in Southwest Iran.

During a survey of species diversity of and in sugarcane () rhizosphere in the Khuzestan province of Iran [1], 195 strains were examined, from which 187 belonged to (11 species) and eight to (one species). In the present study, three strains of belonging to section series , identified as by Ansari . [1], were subjected to a phylogenetic study.

Development of a Novel Diagnostic Tool for Cercospora Species Based on BOX-PCR System.

The genus Cercospora contains many devastating plant pathogens linked to leaf spot diseases afflicting various plants. Identification of Cercospora species based on morphology or host plant association has proven unreliable due to simple morphology and wide host range in many cases; hence, multi-gene DNA sequence data are essential for accurate species identification. Considering the complexity and cost involved in application of multi-locus DNA phylogenetic approaches for species delineation in Cercospora; rapid and cost-effective methods are urgently needed for species recognition.

Phylogeny and mycotoxin profile of Fusarium species isolated from sugarcane in Southern Iran.

Sugarcane is an important crop in Southern Iran for agri-food, energy, and pharmaceutical industries. Among the pathogens that colonize sugarcane, mycotoxigenic Fusarium species are reason of serious concern for both their pathogenicity on plants and ability to produce harmful mycotoxins to humans and animals. We studied 104 Fusarium strains, selected within a wider Fusarium set isolated from sugarcane in Southern Iran, for molecular identification, phylogeny and mycotoxin analyses.

Isolation, Molecular Identification, and Mycotoxin Production of Species Isolated from the Rhizosphere of Sugarcane in the South of Iran.

Knowledge of the genetic diversity detected among fungal species belonging to the genus is of key importance for explaining their important ecological role in the environment and agriculture. The current study aimed to identify species occurring in the rhizosphere of sugarcane in the South of Iran, and to investigate their mycotoxin profiles. One-hundred and twenty-five strains were isolated from the soil of eight major sugarcane-producing sites, and were molecularly identified using sequences of partial -tubulin () and partial calmodulin () genes.

New species of associated with leaf spot diseases in Iran.

Species of are commonly associated with leaf spot diseases of a broad range of plant hosts worldwide. During our investigation of fungi associated with leaf spot diseases in northern and northwestern Iran, several isolates were recovered from symptomatic leaves on different herbaceous and woody plants in the Asteraceae, Betulaceae, and Salicaceae families. These isolates were studied by applying a polyphasic approach including morphological and cultural data and a multigene phylogeny using a combined data set of partial sequences of the 28S nuc rRNA gene (large subunit [28S]), internal transcribed spacer regions and intervening 5.

Amelioration of Photosynthesis and Quality of Wheat under Non-thermal Radio Frequency Plasma Treatment.

Plasma treatment is recognized as a suitable technology to improve germination efficiency of numerous seeds. The objective of this paper is to demonstrate whether cold air plasma can change the quality and quantity of wheat yield. Effects of cold plasma treatment on wheat (Pishgam variety) yield were studied by a randomized complete block design experiment at the Faculty of Agriculture of Tarbiat Modarres University, Iran, during 2015-17.

A phylogenetically-based nomenclature for ().

The ending of dual nomenclatural systems for pleomorphic fungi in 2011 requires the reconciliation of competing names, ideally linked through culture based or molecular methods. The phylogenetic systematics of and its many genera have received extensive study in the last two decades, however resolution of competing names in has not yet been addressed. Here we present a molecular phylogenetic investigation of that enables identification of competing names in this family, and provides the basis upon which these names can be maintained or suppressed.

Phylogenetic-based nomenclatural proposals for Ophiocordycipitaceae (Hypocreales) with new combinations in Tolypocladium.

Ophiocordycipitaceae is a diverse family comprising ecologically, economically, medicinally, and culturally important fungi. The family was recognized due to the polyphyly of the genus Cordyceps and the broad diversity of the mostly arthropod-pathogenic lineages of Hypocreales. The other two cordyceps-like families, Cordycipitaceae and Clavicipitaceae, will be revised taxonomically elsewhere.

Phylogeny and taxonomy of Botryosphaeria and Neofusicoccum species in Iran, with description of Botryosphaeria scharifii sp. nov.

Species of Botryosphaeriaceae are important pathogens and endophytes associated with woody plants. Botryosphaeria and Neofusicoccum are two well known genera of the family. In this study 125 isolates morphologically resembling members of this family were collected from about 20 different fruit and forest trees in Iran.

The genus Chaetomium in Iran, a phylogenetic study including six new species.

Twenty-one species of Chaetomium known from Iran were compared on the basis of morphological and molecular characters. Six new species are recognized, five isolated from cereals and one from nematode cysts. A combined sequence dataset of the ITS region, partial LSU rDNA, and β-tubulin gene sufficiently resolved five species groups of Chaetomium that are largely concordant with combined features of peridium structure, ascospore shape and germ pore position.

The species of Coniolariella.

Morphological and molecular analyses demonstrate that Coniolariella gamsii and Coniolaria murandii are distinct species. The latter species is validated here as Coniolariella macrothecia. A key to the five species of the genus is provided.

Pathogenicity of Pochonia species on eggs of Meloidogyne javanica.

Among fungi, species of the genus Pochonia Batista & O.M. Fonseca are considered as promising biological control agents with high potential to reduce root-knot nematode (RKN) and nematode populations.

A revision of the Verticillium fungicola species complex and its affinity with the genus Lecanicillium.

Verticillium fungicola, the type species of Verticillium sect. Albo-erecta, and related taxa were studied using morphological and molecular techniques. Sequences of the ITS region and SSU rDNA suggest that V.

Biological control of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) annulatus by different strains of Metarhizium anisopliae, Beauveria bassiana and Lecanicillium psalliotae fungi.

Virulence of 11 native strains of entomopathogenic fungi; Metarhizium anisopliae (three strains), Beauveria bassiana (six strains) and Lecanicillium psalliotae (two strains) collected from different parts of Iran, were studied against different developmental stages of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) annulatus. After the exposure of ticks to the fungal strains in different concentrations (i.e.

Trichoderma brevicompactum sp. nov.

Trichoderma brevicompactum, a new species, was isolated from soil or tree bark in North, Central and South America, including the Caribbean Islands, and southwestern and southeastern Asia. Morphological and physiological characters, the internal transcribed spacer regions of the rDNA cluster (ITS1-5.8SrDNA-ITS2) and partial sequences of translation elongation factor 1-alpha (tef1) are described.

The type species of Verticillium is not congeneric with the plant-pathogenic species placed in Verticillium and it is not the anamorph of 'Nectria' inventa.

The monotype species of the genus Verticillium, Verticillium tenerum, is a synonym of the older name Sporotrichum luteo-album. Its purported teleomorph connection with 'Nectria' inventa is refuted and the preserved specimens of that species are considered as probably identical with Stephanonectria keithii (Bionectriaceae). V.