Claim · model-written summary
The fungus was described as the new species Pythiogeton zeae on morphological evidence.
- Taxon
- Pythiogeton zeaePythiogeton zeaee0
- Outcome
- described as Pythiogeton zeae sp. nov.e0
Verbatim
e0“Based on the morphology, it was described as Pythiogeton zeae sp. nov.”
Title
Pythiogeton zeae sp. nov. Causing Root and Basal Stalk Rot of Corn in Korea
H. J. Jee; H. H. Ho; W. D. Cho Mycologia 2000. doi:10.2307/3761511
Other claims from this paper (6)
- Observation A pythiaceous fungus was consistently isolated from corn with severe root and basal stalk rot in South Korea.
- Method / resource A taxonomic key differentiating Pythiogeton zeae from other Pythiogeton species was constructed.
- Observation Pythiogeton zeae has diverse sporangial shapes and large globose to ellipsoidal oogonia.
- Observation Pythiogeton zeae has thick-walled plerotic oospores and mostly single diclinous or monoclinous antheridia.
- Observation Artificial inoculation and re-isolation confirmed Pythiogeton zeae pathogenicity to corn.
- Observation This is the first documented plant-pathogenic species report in Pythiogeton.