A New Species, Dicheirinia Panamensis, and New Records of Rust Fungi from Panama
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Number of Plant Species That Correspond with Data Obtained from at Least Two Other Participants
Promotor: Prof. Dr. ir. Patrick Van Damme Faculty of Bioscience Engineering Department of Plant Production Laboratory of Tropical and Sub-Tropical Agriculture and Ethnobotany Coupure links 653 B-9000 Gent, Belgium ([email protected]) Co-Promotor: Dr. Ina Vandebroek Institute of Economic Botany The New York Botanical Garden Bronx River Parkway at Fordham Road Bronx, New York 10458, USA ([email protected]) Chairman of the Jury: Prof. Dr. ir. Norbert De Kimpe Faculty of Bioscience Engineering Department of Organic Chemistry Coupure links 653 B-9000 Gent, Belgium ([email protected]) Members of the Jury: Prof. Dr. ir. Christian Vogl Prof. Dr. Paul Goetghebeur University of Natural Resources and Faculty of Science Applied Life Sciences Department of Biology Institut für Ökologischen Landbau K.L. Ledeganckstraat 35 Gregor Mendelstrasse 33 B-9000 Gent, Belgium A-1180, Vienna, Austria ([email protected]) ([email protected]) Prof. Dr. Mieke Verbeken Prof. Dr. ir. François Malaisse Faculty of Science Faculté Universitaire des Sciences Department of Biology Agronomiques K.L. Ledeganckstraat 35 Laboratoire d’Ecologie B-9000 Gent, Belgium Passage des Déportés, 2 ([email protected]) B-5030 Gembloux, Belgium ([email protected]) Prof. Dr. ir. Dirk Reheul Faculty of Bioscience Engineering Department of Plant Production Coupure links 653 B-9000 Gent, Belgium ([email protected]) Dean: Prof. Dr. ir. Herman Van Langenhove Rector: Prof. Dr. Paul Van Cauwenberge THOMAS EVERT QUANTITATIVE ETHNOBOTANICAL RESEARCH -
Final Report
Final Report Final pre-release investigations of the gorse thrips (Sericothrips staphylinus) as a biocontrol agent for gorse (Ulex europaeus) in North America Date: August 31, 2012 Award Number: 10-CA-11420004-184 Report Period: June 1, 2010– May 31, 2012 Project Period: June 1, 2010– May 31, 2012 Recipient: Oregon State University Recipient Contact Person: Fritzi Grevstad Principal Investigator/ Project Director: Fritzi Grevstad Introduction Gorse (Ulex europaeus) is an environmental weed classified as noxious in the states of Washington, Oregon, California, and Hawaii. A classical biological control program has been applied in Hawaii with the introduction of 4 gorse-feeding arthropods, but only two of these (a mite and a seed weevil) have been introduced to the mainland U.S. The two insects that have not yet been introduced include the gorse thrips, Sericothips staphylinus (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), and the moth Agonopterix umbellana (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae). With prior support from the U.S. Forest Service (joint venture agreement # 07-JV-281), we were able to complete host specificity testing of S. staphylinus on 44 North American plant species that were on the original test plant list. However, following review of the proposed Test Plant List, the Technical Advisory Group on Biocontrol of Weeds (TAG) recommended that we include an additional 18 plant species for testing. In this report, we present host specificity testing and related objectives necessary to bring the program to the implementation stage. Objectives (1) Acquire and grow the additional 18 species of plants recommended by the TAG. (2) Complete host specificity trials for the gorse thrips on the 18 plant species. -
Sistema De Clasificación Artificial De Las Magnoliatas Sinántropas De Cuba
Sistema de clasificación artificial de las magnoliatas sinántropas de Cuba. Pedro Pablo Herrera Oliver Tesis doctoral de la Univerisdad de Alicante. Tesi doctoral de la Universitat d'Alacant. 2007 Sistema de clasificación artificial de las magnoliatas sinántropas de Cuba. Pedro Pablo Herrera Oliver PROGRAMA DE DOCTORADO COOPERADO DESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE: MANEJOS FORESTAL Y TURÍSTICO UNIVERSIDAD DE ALICANTE, ESPAÑA UNIVERSIDAD DE PINAR DEL RÍO, CUBA TESIS EN OPCIÓN AL GRADO CIENTÍFICO DE DOCTOR EN CIENCIAS SISTEMA DE CLASIFICACIÓN ARTIFICIAL DE LAS MAGNOLIATAS SINÁNTROPAS DE CUBA Pedro- Pabfc He.r retira Qltver CUBA 2006 Tesis doctoral de la Univerisdad de Alicante. Tesi doctoral de la Universitat d'Alacant. 2007 Sistema de clasificación artificial de las magnoliatas sinántropas de Cuba. Pedro Pablo Herrera Oliver PROGRAMA DE DOCTORADO COOPERADO DESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE: MANEJOS FORESTAL Y TURÍSTICO UNIVERSIDAD DE ALICANTE, ESPAÑA Y UNIVERSIDAD DE PINAR DEL RÍO, CUBA TESIS EN OPCIÓN AL GRADO CIENTÍFICO DE DOCTOR EN CIENCIAS SISTEMA DE CLASIFICACIÓN ARTIFICIAL DE LAS MAGNOLIATAS SINÁNTROPAS DE CUBA ASPIRANTE: Lie. Pedro Pablo Herrera Oliver Investigador Auxiliar Centro Nacional de Biodiversidad Instituto de Ecología y Sistemática Ministerio de Ciencias, Tecnología y Medio Ambiente DIRECTORES: CUBA Dra. Nancy Esther Ricardo Ñapóles Investigador Titular Centro Nacional de Biodiversidad Instituto de Ecología y Sistemática Ministerio de Ciencias, Tecnología y Medio Ambiente ESPAÑA Dr. Andreu Bonet Jornet Piiofesjar Titular Departamento de EGdfegfe Universidad! dte Mearte CUBA 2006 Tesis doctoral de la Univerisdad de Alicante. Tesi doctoral de la Universitat d'Alacant. 2007 Sistema de clasificación artificial de las magnoliatas sinántropas de Cuba. Pedro Pablo Herrera Oliver I. INTRODUCCIÓN 1 II. ANTECEDENTES 6 2.1 Historia de los esquemas de clasificación de las especies sinántropas (1903-2005) 6 2.2 Historia del conocimiento de las plantas sinantrópicas en Cuba 14 III. -
Gymnosperms) of New York State
QK 129 . C667 1992 Pinophyta (Gymnosperms) of New York State Edward A. Cope The L. H. Bailey Hortorium Cornell University Contributions to a Flora of New York State IX Richard S. Mitchell, Editor 1992 Bulletin No. 483 New York State Museum The University of the State of New York THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT Albany, New York 12230 V A ThL U: ESTHER T. SVIERTZ LIBRARY THI-: ?‘HW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN THE LuESTHER T. MERTZ LIBRARY THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN Pinophyta (Gymnosperms) of New York State Edward A. Cope The L. H. Bailey Hortorium Cornell University Contributions to a Flora of New York State IX Richard S. Mitchell, Editor 1992 Bulletin No. 483 New York State Museum The University of the State of New York THE STATE EDUC ATION DEPARTMENT Albany, New York 12230 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK Regents of The University Martin C. Barell, Chancellor, B.A., I.A., LL.B. Muttontown R. Carlos Carballada, Vice Chancellor, B.S. Rochester Willard A. Genrich, LL.B. Buffalo Emlyn I. Griffith. A.B.. J.D. Rome Jorge L. Batista, B.A.. J.D. Bronx Laura Bradley Chodos, B.A., M.A. Vischer Ferry Louise P. Matteoni, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Bayside J. Edward Meyer, B.A., LL.B. Chappaqua FloydS. Linton, A.B., M.A., M.P.A. Miller Place Mimi Levin Lif.ber, B.A., M.A. Manhattan Shirley C. Brown, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Albany Norma Gluck, B.A., M.S.W. Manhattan Adelaide L. Sanford, B.A., M.A., P.D. -
FAMILIA PHAKOPSORACEAE ( Fungi: Uredinales) GENERALIDADES Y AFINIDADES
Familia Phakopsoraceae..... FAMILIA PHAKOPSORACEAE ( Fungi: Uredinales) GENERALIDADES Y AFINIDADES Pablo Buriticá Céspedes1 RESUMEN Se presentan aspectos generales sobre importancia de la familia Phakopsoraceae, afinidad y relaciones filogenéticas entre géneros, rango de hospedantes, distribución geográfica y ciclos de vida. Palabras clave: Uredinales, Phakopsoraceae. ABSTRACT General aspects in the Phakopsoraceae family importance, philogenetic affinities within genera, hosts range, geografic distribution and life cycles are presented. Key words: Uredinales, Phakopsoraceae. INTRODUCCION Dentro del concepto de clasificación taxonómica, la agrupación en familias, para el Orden Uredinales (Fungi: Basidiomycota: Heterobasidiomycia), no ha sido aún, bien desarrollado y por ende su uso común y rutinario es incipiente, obviado o rechazado. Sin embargo, en los últimos años se ha despertado mucho interés en este tópico, dentro de los Uredinólogos, debido a los avances obtenidos en el conocimiento de los distintos géneros estudiados como grupos (Cummins, 1959; Cummins e Hiratsuka, 1983); al valor taxonómico de los espermogonios en el nivel supragenérico (Hiratsuka y Cummins, 1963); a los estudios globales de los uredinios (Sathe, 1977); a los estudios de evolución, diversidad y delimitación de grupos de géneros dentro de las familias u órdenes de las plantas hospedantes (Leppik, 1972; Savile, 1976, 1979); a los estudios morfológicos aplicados a las variantes evolutivas de las estructuras en los ciclos de vida (Hennen y Buriticá, 1980), especialmente, en Endophyllaceae (Buriticá, 1991) y Pucciniosireae (Buriticá y Hennen, 1980); a los estudios sobre la ontogenia de los esporos (Hughes, 1970); y, al tratamiento sistemático de varios grupos, como Pucciniosireae (Buriticá y Hennen, 1980), géneros Chaconiaceos (Ono, 1983), Raveneliaceae (Leppik, 1972; Savile, 1989) y Phakopsoraceae (Buriticá, 1994, 1998). -
Dissertação Jaqueline Maria.Pdf
UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO RECÔNCAVO DA BAHIA CENTRO DE CIÊNCIAS AGRÁRIAS, AMBIENTAIS E BIOLÓGICAS PROGRAMA DE PÓS-GRADUAÇÃO EM CIÊNCIAS AGRÁRIAS CURSO DE MESTRADO DIVERSIDADE DE FERRUGENS (Pucciniales) NO NORDESTE BRASILEIRO JAQUELINE MARIA OLIVEIRA DO NASCIMENTO CRUZ DAS ALMAS-BAHIA FEVEREIRO – 2013 DIVERSIDADE DE FERRUGENS (Pucciniales) NO NORDESTE BRASILEIRO JAQUELINE MARIA OLIVEIRA DO NASCIMENTO Engenheira Agrônoma Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia, 2010 Dissertação submetida ao Colegiado do Curso do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Agrárias da Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia, como requisito parcial para obtenção do Grau de Mestre em Ciências Agrárias, Área de Concentração Fitotecnia. Orientador: Prof. Dr. Jorge Teodoro de Souza Co-Orientador: Prof. Dr. Aníbal Alves de Carvalho Júnior UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO RECÔNCAVO DA BAHIA MESTRADO EM CIÊNCIAS AGRÁRIAS CRUZ DAS ALMAS - BAHIA - 2013 FICHA CATALOGRÁFICA N244 Nascimento, Jaqueline Maria Oliveira do. Diversidade de ferrugens (Pucciniales) no Noredeste Brasileiro / Jaqueline Maria Oliveira do Nascimento._ Cruz das Almas, BA, 2013. 81f.; il. Orientador: Jorge Teodoro de Souza. Ficha elaborada Dissertação pela Biblioteca (Mestrado) Universitária – Universidade de Cruz das Federal Almas -do UFRB. Recôncavo da Bahia, Centro de Ciências Agrárias, Ambientais e Biológicas. 1.Fitopatologia – Plantas. 2.Fungos – Doenças. 3.Diversidade biológica. I.Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia, Centro de Ciências Agrárias, Ambientais e Biológicas. II.Título. CDD: 632.3 Ficha elaborada pela Biblioteca Universitária de Cruz das Almas - UFRB. Aos meus pais, minha irmã e ao meu namorado pelo apoio, companheirismo e dedicação que sempre tens comigo. Dedico Agradecimentos Em primeiro lugar a Deus, pelas oportunidades que me tem concedido. Aos meus pais Jair e Jandira pelo amor, apoio, carinho e exemplos de perseverança, humildade e honestidade. -
Food Quality, Competition, and Parasitism Influence Feeding Preference in a Neotropical Lepidopteran
Ecology, 87(12), 2006, pp. 3058–3069 Ó 2006 by the Ecological Society of America FOOD QUALITY, COMPETITION, AND PARASITISM INFLUENCE FEEDING PREFERENCE IN A NEOTROPICAL LEPIDOPTERAN 1,2,3 2 2 1,2 THOMAS A. KURSAR, BRETT T. WOLFE, MARY JANE EPPS, AND PHYLLIS D. COLEY 1Department of Biology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112 USA 2Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Balboa, Panama Abstract. We surveyed Lepidoptera found on 11 species of Inga (Fabaceae:Mimosoideae) co-existing on Barro Colorado Island, Panama, to evaluate factors influencing diet choice. Of the 47 species of caterpillars (747 individuals) recorded, each fed on a distinct set of Inga.In the field, 96% of the individuals were found on young leaves. Growth rates of caterpillars that were fed leaves in the laboratory were 60% higher on young leaves compared to mature leaves. When caterpillars were fed leaves of nonhost Inga, they grew more slowly. These data provide support for a link between preference and performance. However, among hosts on which larvae normally occurred, faster growth rates were not associated with greater host electivity (the proportion of larvae found on each host species in the field, corrected for host abundance). Growth rates on normal hosts were positively correlated with leaf expansion rates of the host, and fast expansion was associated with leaves with higher nutritional content. Detailed studies on a gelechiid leaf roller, the species with the largest diet breadth, allowed us to assess the importance of factors other than growth that could influence diet electivity. This species showed a 1.7-fold difference in growth rate among Inga hosts and faster growth on species with fast-expanding leaves. -
Fungal Survey for Biocontrol Agents of Ipomoea Carnea from Brazil
Fungal survey for biocontrol agents of Ipomoea carnea from Brazil D.J. Soares and R.W. Barreto Summary Ipomoea carnea Jacq., also known as morning glory, is native of tropical America, and its purported centre of origin is the Paraguay Basin. This plant is feared by ranchers because of its well-documented toxicity to cattle. Because of its showy flowers, it became a popular ornamental in Brazil and was introduced into others countries, becoming an aggressive wetland ecosystem invader. Little is known about its mycobiota in Brazil which may include fungal pathogens that could be used in classical bio- control programmes. Coleosporium ipomoeae (Schwein.) Burril and Puccinia puta H.S. Jacks. and Holw. ex F. Kern, Thurst. and Whetzel are the only fungi recorded in the literature attacking this plant in Brazil. An intensive search for specialized, coevolved fungal pathogens of I. carnea was initiated in 2003 in Brazil. Twenty-one fungal species were collected. Among these were the two previously known rusts, C. ipomoeae and P. puta, and Aecidium sp., Albugo sp., an unidentified ascomycete, Mycosphaerella sp., five coelomycetes Colletotrichum( sp., Phoma sp. Phomopsis sp., and two Phyl- losticta spp.) and ten hyphomycetes (Alternaria sp., Cercospora sp., Cladosporium sp., Curvularia sp., Dactylaria-like, Fusarium-like, Nigrospora sp. Passalora sp. and two Pseudocercospora spp.). Observations of the damage caused by such fungal diseases in the field indicate that the fungi with the best potential as biological agents are C. ipomoeae, P. puta, Albugo sp., the Phyllostica sp. that colonizes stems, and Phomopsis sp. Keywords: aquatic weeds, biological control, coevolved pathogens, Ipomoea fistulosa, Ipomoea carnea subsp. -
Phakopsora Cherimoliae (Lagerh.) Cummins 1941
-- CALIFORNIA D EPAUMENT OF cdfa FOOD & AGRICULTURE ~ California Pest Rating Proposal for Phakopsora cherimoliae (Lagerh.) Cummins 1941 Annona rust Domain: Eukaryota, Kingdom: Fungi Division: Basidiomycota, Class: Pucciniomycetes Order: Pucciniales, Family: Phakopsoraceae Current Pest Rating: Q Proposed Pest Rating: A Comment Period: 12/07/2020 through 01/21/2021 Initiating Event: In September 2019, San Diego County agricultural inspectors collected leaves from a sugar apple tree (Annona squamosa) shipping from a commercial nursery in Fort Myers, Florida to a resident of Oceanside. CDFA plant pathologist Cheryl Blomquist identified in pustules on the leaves a rust pathogen, Phakopsora cherimoliae, which is not known to occur in California. She gave it a temporary Q-rating. In October 2020, Napa County agricultural inspectors sampled an incoming shipment of Annona sp. from Pearland, Texas, that was shipped to a resident of American Canyon. This sample was also identified by C. Blomquist as P. cherimoliae. The status of this pathogen and the threat to California are reviewed herein, and a permanent rating is proposed. History & Status: Background: The Phakopsoraceae are a family of rust fungi in the order Pucciniales. The genus Phakopsora comprises approximately 110 species occurring on more than 30 dicotyledonous plant families worldwide, mainly in the tropics (Kirk et al., 2008). This genus holds some very important and damaging pathogen species including Phakopsora pachyrhizi on soybeans, P. euvitis on grapevine, and P. gossypii on cotton. Phakopsora cherimoliae occurs from the southern USA (Florida, Texas) in the north to northern Argentina in the south (Beenken, 2014). -- CALIFORNIA D EPAUMENT OF cdfa FOOD & AGRICULTURE ~ Annona is a genus of approximately 140 species of tropical trees and shrubs, with the majority of species native to the Americas, with less than 10 native to Africa. -
Redalyc.FORMATIONS of COASTAL FORESTS in the AMAZON AND
Revista Árvore ISSN: 0100-6762 [email protected] Universidade Federal de Viçosa Brasil Costa Quaresma, Adriano; G. Jardim, Mário Augusto FORMATIONS OF COASTAL FORESTS IN THE AMAZON AND ECOLOGICAL RELATIONS WITH VASCULAR EPIPHYTES Revista Árvore, vol. 41, núm. 2, 2017, pp. 1-8 Universidade Federal de Viçosa Viçosa, Brasil Available in: http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=48851650002 How to cite Complete issue Scientific Information System More information about this article Network of Scientific Journals from Latin America, the Caribbean, Spain and Portugal Journal's homepage in redalyc.org Non-profit academic project, developed under the open access initiative Formations of coastal forests in the amazon... 1 FORMATIONS OF COASTAL FORESTS IN THE AMAZON AND ECOLOGICAL RELATIONS WITH VASCULAR EPIPHYTES1 Adriano Costa Quaresma2* and Mário Augusto G. Jardim3 1 Received on 11.07.2014 accepted for publication on 28.11.2016. 2 Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Departamento de Ecologia, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia, Manaus, AM - Brasil. E-mail: <[email protected]>. 3 Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia, Inovações e Comunicações, Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, Coordenação de Botânica, Belém, PA - Brasil. E-mail: <[email protected]>. *Corresponding author. ABSTRACT – Was investigated the vascular epiphytes and relate it to the composition and structure of the arboreal component in two formations of coastal forests in the Algodoal-Maiandeua Environmental Protetion Area, Maracanã, Pará, Brazil. We demarcated four 50m x 50m parcels (two in a dry forest and two in a flooding forest). Were registered and identified all the vascular epiphytes as well as their phorophytes. The abundance and richness of epiphytes were evaluated by the epiphyte/phorophyte ratio and differences in the use of phorophytic species by epiphytes were verified using a MDS. -
A List of the Terrestrial Fungi, Flora and Fauna of Madeira and Selvagens Archipelagos
Listagem dos fungos, flora e fauna terrestres dos arquipélagos da Madeira e Selvagens A list of the terrestrial fungi, flora and fauna of Madeira and Selvagens archipelagos Coordenadores | Coordinators Paulo A. V. Borges, Cristina Abreu, António M. Franquinho Aguiar, Palmira Carvalho, Roberto Jardim, Ireneia Melo, Paulo Oliveira, Cecília Sérgio, Artur R. M. Serrano e Paulo Vieira Composição da capa e da obra | Front and text graphic design DPI Cromotipo – Oficina de Artes Gráficas, Rua Alexandre Braga, 21B, 1150-002 Lisboa www.dpicromotipo.pt Fotos | Photos A. Franquinho Aguiar; Dinarte Teixeira João Paulo Mendes; Olga Baeta (Jardim Botânico da Madeira) Impressão | Printing Tipografia Peres, Rua das Fontaínhas, Lote 2 Vendas Nova, 2700-391 Amadora. Distribuição | Distribution Secretaria Regional do Ambiente e dos Recursos Naturais do Governo Regional da Madeira, Rua Dr. Pestana Júnior, n.º 6 – 3.º Direito. 9054-558 Funchal – Madeira. ISBN: 978-989-95790-0-2 Depósito Legal: 276512/08 2 INICIATIVA COMUNITÁRIA INTERREG III B 2000-2006 ESPAÇO AÇORES – MADEIRA - CANÁRIAS PROJECTO: COOPERACIÓN Y SINERGIAS PARA EL DESARROLLO DE LA RED NATURA 2000 Y LA PRESERVACIÓN DE LA BIODIVERSIDAD DE LA REGIÓN MACARONÉSICA BIONATURA Instituição coordenadora: Dirección General de Política Ambiental del Gobierno de Canarias Listagem dos fungos, flora e fauna terrestres dos arquipélagos da Madeira e Selvagens A list of the terrestrial fungi, flora and fauna of Madeira and Selvagens archipelagos COORDENADO POR | COORDINATED BY PAULO A. V. BORGES, CRISTINA ABREU, -
Current Status of Research on Rust Fungi (Pucciniales) in India
Asian Journal of Mycology 4(1): 40–80 (2021) ISSN 2651-1339 www.asianjournalofmycology.org Article Doi 10.5943/ajom/4/1/5 Current status of research on Rust fungi (Pucciniales) in India Gautam AK1, Avasthi S2, Verma RK3, Devadatha B 4, Sushma5, Ranadive KR 6, Bhadauria R2, Prasher IB7 and Kashyap PL8 1School of Agriculture, Abhilashi University, Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India 2School of Studies in Botany, Jiwaji University, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India 3Department of Plant Pathology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India 4 Fungal Biotechnology Lab, Department of Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Pondicherry University, Kalapet, Pondicherry, India 5Department of Biosciences, Chandigarh University Gharuan, Punjab, India 6Department of Botany, P.D.E.A.’s Annasaheb Magar Mahavidyalaya, Mahadevnagar, Hadapsar, Pune, Maharashtra, India 7Department of Botany, Mycology and Plant Pathology Laboratory, Panjab University Chandigarh, India 8ICAR-Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research (IIWBR), Karnal, Haryana, India Gautam AK, Avasthi S, Verma RK, Devadatha B, Sushma, Ranadive KR, Bhadauria R, Prasher IB, Kashyap PL 2021 – Current status of research on Rust fungi (Pucciniales) in India. Asian Journal of Mycology 4(1), 40–80, Doi 10.5943/ajom/4/1/5 Abstract Rust fungi show unique systematic characteristics among all fungal groups. A single species of rust fungi may produce up to five morphologically and cytologically distinct spore-producing structures thereby attracting the interest of mycologist for centuries. In India, the research on rust fungi started with the arrival of foreign visiting scientists or emigrant experts, mainly from Britain who collected fungi and sent specimens to European laboratories for identification. Later on, a number of mycologists from India and abroad studied Indian rust fungi and contributed a lot to knowledge of the rusts to the Indian Mycobiota.