Published May 2, 2016 | Version v1

New host records for Pathogenic Fungi in Pakistan

  • 1. Fungal Biology and Systematics Research Laboratory, Institute of Botany, University of the Punjab, Quaid-e-Azam Campus, Lahore 54590, Pakistan

Description

During present investigation, five plant species infected with pathogenic rust fungi were collected. Among these, Lolium persicum for Puccinia striiformis var. striiformis, Melica persica for P. poarum, Bothriochloa ischaemum for P. cesatii, Festuca pratensis for P. coronata var. himalensis and Sonchus asper for P. sonchi are reported as new host plants for these rust fungi in Pakistan.

Files

Usman, M., Sadiqullah, Afshan, N.S., Niazi A.R. and Khalid, A.N. 2016. New host records for Pathogenic Fungi in Pakistan, Science International (Lahore), 28 (3) 3083-3087..pdf

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References

  • Usman, M., Sadiqullah, Afshan, N.S., Niazi A.R. and Khalid, A.N. 2016. New host records for Pathogenic Fungi in Pakistan, Science International (Lahore), 28 (3): 3083-3087.