A SURVEY ON CITRUS SOOTY MOLD FUNGI IN GILAN PROVINCE, IRAN

This study was carried out to determine species composition of sooty mold fungi on Citrus species in Gilan Province, which is located in the North of Iran. This region isolated by Alborz mountain range from other parts of the country with maximum rainfall about ۲۰۰۰ mm/year. A total of seven species belonging to various genera of mitosporic fungi viz., Conidiocarpous penzigii, C. cf. caucasicus, Chaetasbolisia microglobulosa, Leptoxyphium sp., Polychaeton artocarpi, Polychaeton sp. and Tripospermum roupalae were identified. Moreover, two ascomyctes species including Aithaloderma ferrugineum and Trichomerium grandisporum are also recorded as causal agent of sooty mold on Citrus plant in this region. Polychaeton artocarpi is proposed as a new combination. According to literatures, all above-mentioned taxa, are new to Iran mycoflora. 

کلیدواژه ها:

fungi ، Sooty mold ، Citrus ، Gilan ، Capnodiales ، Iran