New Zealand Journal of Botany abstracts

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Phoma nigricans sp. nov. and P. pratorum sp. nov., two common saprophytes from New Zealand

P. R. Johnston

Plant Diseases Division, DSIR, Private Bag, Auckland, New Zealand

G. H. Boerema

Plantenziektenkundige Dienst (PD), Wageningen, The Netherlands

Abstract Two new species of Phoma Sacc. are described. Phoma nigricans sp. nov. was isolated from dead leaf and twig tissue on various woody and herbaceous plants; P. pratorum sp. nov. was isolated from the leaves of grasses. Neither species initiated disease symptoms during inoculation tests.

Keywords Phoma nigricans sp. nov.; Phoma pratorum sp. nov; fungi; cultural descriptions ; pathogenicity

Received 5 October 1981
New Zealand Journal of Botany, 1981, Vol. 19:393-396

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