This article provides an outline of the classification of the kingdom Fungi (including fossil
fungi. ie dispersed spores, mycelia, sporophores, mycorrhizas). We treat 19 phyla of fungi …

The global diversity of fungi has been estimated between 2 to 11 million species, of which
only about 155 000 have been named. Most fungi are invisible to the unaided eye, but they …

Turfgrasses constitute a vital part of the landscape ecological systems for sports fields, golf
courses, home lawns and parks. However, turfgrass species are affected by numerous …

Turfgrass is a multibillion-dollar industry severely affected by plant pathogens including
fungi, bacteria, viruses, and nematodes. Many of the diseases in turfgrass have similar signs …

Leotiomycetes is regarded as the inoperculate class of discomycetes within the phylum
Ascomycota. Taxa are mainly characterized by asci with a simple pore blueing in Melzer's …

With the simultaneous growth in interest from the mycological community to discover fungal
species and classify them, there is also an important need to assemble all taxonomic …

Dollar spot is an economically important foliar disease of turfgrass caused by Clarireedia
spp. Increased use of chemical fungicides for disease management has possible negative …

Clarireedia homoeocarpa causes dollar spot disease (DSD) on turfgrasses and is a problem
worldwide. Species diversity was assessed for 62 putative C. homoeocarpa isolates from …

Introduction We now recognize that plant genotype affects the assembly of its microbiome,
which in turn, affects essential plant functions. The production system for crop plants also …

Clarireedia spp. is a destructive phytopathogenic fungus that causes turf dollar spot of bent-
grass, leading to widespread lawn death. In this study, we explored the antifungal capability …