Distribution of Erysiphe platani (Erysiphales) in Ukraine

Information is provided on Erysiphe platani, a newly invasive fungus in Ukraine. The anamorph of this North American powdery mildew was first recorded in Ukraine in 1986 on Platanus orientalis in the Nikita Botanical Garden (Crimea). Later, it was found in other localities of the Crimean peninsula,...

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Published inActa Mycologica Vol. 48; no. 1; pp. 105 - 112
Main Authors Heluta, Vasyl P, Korytnianska, Viktoria G, Akata, Ilgaz
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Warsaw Polish Botanical Society 23.12.2013
Subjects
Airborne microorganisms
Appendages
Botanical gardens
Crimea
Erysiphe platani
Europe
Fungi
Imperfect state
invasion
Odessa region
Open spaces
Ornamental plants
Perfect state
Platanus
Platanus hispanica
Platanus occidentalis
Platanus orientalis
Powdery mildew
powdery mildew fungi
Urban areas
Ukraine
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Summary:Information is provided on Erysiphe platani, a newly invasive fungus in Ukraine. The anamorph of this North American powdery mildew was first recorded in Ukraine in 1986 on Platanus orientalis in the Nikita Botanical Garden (Crimea). Later, it was found in other localities of the Crimean peninsula, and in Odessa and Odessa region on three species of plane, namely P. × hispanica, P. occidentalis and P. orientalis. Spread of the fungus was epiphytotic. This mildew significantly reduces the ornamental value of plane trees, which are often planted in public open spaces within urban areas of southern Ukraine. Recently, E. platani has formed the teleomorph in this region. Morphologically, the Ukrainian material is slightly different from the species description, viz. appendages are longer (up to 3 times the chasmothecial diam.), often with less compact apices.
ISSN:0001-625X
2353-074X
DOI:10.5586/am.2013.012