First Report of Alopecurus Arundinaceus, A
Journal of Plant Pathology (2006), 88 (1), 121-125 Edizioni ETS Pisa, 2006 121 DISEASE NOTE DISEASE NOTE FIRST REPORT OF ALOPECURUS FIRST RECORD OF CHESTNUT ARUNDINACEUS, A. MYOSUROIDES, BLIGHT IN IRAN HORDEUM VIOLACEUM, AND PHLEUM PRATENSE AS HOSTS OF CLAVICEPS M. Niknejad Kazempour1, S.A. Khodaparast1, PURPUREA POPULATION G2 IN TURKEY M. Salehi2, B. Amanzadeh2, A. Nejat-Salary3 and B.K. Shiraz2 C. Eken1, S. Pazoutova2, A. Honzatko 2 and S. Yıldız1 1 Department of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Guilan, P.O. 1 Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Box 41635, 1314 Rasht, Iran Atatürk University, 25240 Erzurum, Turkey 2 Natural Resources and Domestic Animals Research, 2 Guilan Province, Iran Institute of Microbiology CAS, Videnska 1083, 3 14220 Prague 4, Czech Republic Natural Resources and Domestic Animals Research, Alborz-Karaj, Iran Ergot (Claviceps purpurea (Fr.) Tul.) was observed on Diseased chestnut trees (Castanea sativa) were ob- Alopecurus arundinaceus Poir., Alopecurus myosuroides served in surveys conducted from 2001 to 2005 in the Huds., Hordeum violaceum Boiss. et Huet and Phleum forests of Visroud, Imamzadeh Ebrahim, Fuman, and pratense L. in Erzurum, Turkey, during late spring and Shafaroud, the main growing areas of chestnut in Iran. summer of 2002 and 2003. The early stage of ergot is rec- Affected plants had declining or dead branches and ognized by an appearance of thick conidia-laden “honey- sprouts with yellow or brown wilted leaves. Elliptical dew”, which exudes from infected florets. In the late yellowish-brown cankers with a cracked surface and stage of infection an elongated, hard, purplish-black scle- rough appearance were present on trunks and branches rotium develops.
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