Study of Some Pucciniales Encountered on Leguminous Plants in Morocco
M. Khouader
Laboratory of Botany, Biotechnology and Plant Protection, Faculty of Sciences, Ibn Tofail University, P.O.Box 133, Kenitra, Morocco.
A. Ouazzani Touhami
Laboratory of Botany, Biotechnology and Plant Protection, Faculty of Sciences, Ibn Tofail University, P.O.Box 133, Kenitra, Morocco.
R. Benkirane
Laboratory of Botany, Biotechnology and Plant Protection, Faculty of Sciences, Ibn Tofail University, P.O.Box 133, Kenitra, Morocco.
A. Douira *
Laboratory of Botany, Biotechnology and Plant Protection, Faculty of Sciences, Ibn Tofail University, P.O.Box 133, Kenitra, Morocco.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
This particular work deals with the Pucciniales fungi (Basidiomycetes) of Morocco. Surveys in northern Atlantic Morocco have allowed collecting dozen species of plants (Oxalis corniculata, Vicia sativa and Lotus edulis) infected by rust. The different symptoms that have been observed are described in the laboratory and a microscopic study of spores, allowed to identify the responsible pathogens for these symptoms which are like: Puccinia oxalidis, Uromyces ervi and Uromyces genistae-tincortoriae. The obtained results help to know the diversification of host Pucciniales and the description of other new species for that cause the fungal diversity of Morocco is to be known.
Keywords: Pucciniales, leguminous plants, symptoms, description, Morocco.