In the present study, infra specific taxonomy of Puccinia coronata in Iran was studied. Based on morphological characters only, four P. coronata varieties were recognized in Iran. These are: P. coronata var. coronata, P. c. var. avenae, P. c. var. hordei and P. c. var. golestanica var. nov. Descriptions of the four varieties and their host range are provided. Several new hosts for aecial and te...

Connolly, 1990). Crown rust is the most serious ryegrass fungal pathogen in these areas (Eagling and Clark, 1993), Perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) and white clover (Trifowith epidemics regularly occurring between spring and lium repens L.) are important pasture components in the higher rainfall areas of southeastern Australia. Crown rust (Puccinia coronata autumn. A preliminary study dem...

During the study on rust mycobiota of Central Alborz, several rust infected specimens belonging to Salicaceae family including Populus and Salix species were investigated. Populus nigra, P. euphratica, Saix alba and S. excelsa were infected by various Melampsora species. Uredinial (II) and telial (III) stages of rust were present on infected plants. According to morphological characters, five f...