FUNGI ASSOCIATED WITH SUGAR BEET CYST NEMATODE FROM FIELDS OF W. AZERBAIJAN (I)

Fungi associated with sugar beet cyst nematode (Heterodera schachtii Schmidt) in W. Azerbaijan were isolated from different stages during 2002-2004 and studied. Some 300 fungal isolates were obtained. In this paper, 16 species belonging to nine genera are identified. Among them, three species viz. Lecanicillium aphanocladii, Myrothecium verrucaria andPlectosporium tabacinum are as new records to the mycoflora of Iran. Six species viz. Acremonium kiliense, Lecanicillium aphanocladii, Myrothecium verrucaria, Plectosporium tabacinum, Acremonium sclerotigenumand Fusarium sulphureum are isolated and reported on sugar beet cyst nematode for the first time.