A checklist of rust fungi (Pucciniales) in Iran

Document Type : Original Research

Author
Mehrdad Abbasi
Department of Botany, Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tehran, Iran.
10.48311/jcp.2021.1530
Abstract
A checklist for all known Iranian rust fungi including composition and distribution of the taxa was prepared. In the present checklist of Iranian Pucciniales, 470 rust taxa on 1133 vascular plants belonging to 60 plant families are recorded, making 1604 rust-host combinations. The presented data is based on 234 publications and the author’s surveys.
Keywords
Biodiversity
plant pathology
mycobiota
Uredinales

Subjects

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Journal of Crop Protection
Volume 10, Issue 2
June 2021
Pages 175-259