Taxonomic Advances from Fungal Flora Associated with Ferns and Fern-like Hosts in Northern Thailand.

ABSTRACT: Ferns are one of the most significant plant groupings that comprise a substantial proportion of the plant flora due to the fact of their great diversity, especially in tropical areas. The biodiversity of fungi associated with ferns and fern-like hosts has also received little attention in studies. Plant samples were collected from diseased and dead plants of ten fern or fern-like species from Chiang Rai in northern Thailand. Forty-one isolates were selected from the obtained isolates for molecular and morphological analysis, with a focus on pathogenic fungal genera and consideration of the diversity in host and geographical location. Twenty-six species belonging to seven genera (Colletotrichum, Curvularia, Diaporthe, Fusarium, Lasiodiplodia, Neopestalo

SUBMITTER: Seifollahi E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9922025 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature