Title of article :
Short paper Puccinia taeniatheri a new graminicolous rust species from Iran
Author/Authors :
Abbasi, Mehrdad Department of Botany - Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection - Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tehran, Iran
Abstract :
Puccinia taeniatheri sp. nov., is newly described from Iran on
Taeniatherum asperum (Poaceae) based on morphological study and rDNA
ITS sequencing. An identification key for Puccinia species known on the
genus Taeniatherum is provided. Re-examination of herbarium material of P.
hordei on T. crinitum collected from Iraq revealed that specimen also belongs
to P. taeniatheri sp. nov.
Keywords :
Pucciniales , Poaceae , Taxonomy , Biodiversity , New species
Journal title :
Journal of Crop Protection
