Morphology and comparative ecology of the fairy ring fungi, Vascellum curtisii and Bovista dermoxantha, on turf of bentgrass, bluegrass, and Zoysiagrass

Terashima, Yoshie; Fukiharu, Toshimitsu; Fujiie, Azusa

doi:10.1007/s10267-004-0183-y

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“…The tnorphology of specimens of V. curtisii and B. dermoxantha was identical to the description given of fairy ring species by Terashima et al (38), except that the paracapillitium in our specimens was wider and no diaphragm was observed.…”

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“…de Toni (=Lycoperdon dermoxanthum Vittad., B. pusilla (Batsch) Pers. ; L, pusillum Batsch) (38). Samples NCP34 and SCP2.…”

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“…We did not find L perlatum in the current study; therefore, it is possible that V. curtisii has been misidentified in the past. Both V. curtisii and B. dermoxantha have been previously characterized in association with fairy rings on putting greens in Japan (38), and may be two of the more cosmopolitan causal agents of fairy rings on golf putting greens.…”

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“…Nearly 60 different species of basidiomycete fungi have been implicated in fairy ring occurrence (8,17,30,31,33,38) but seldom is the responsible sf)ecies identified in a given circumstance. Identification of basidiomycete fungi associated with fairy rings has been historically based on morphological characteristics of basidiocarps and basidiospores (8,18,33).…”

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Identification and Distribution of Fungi Associated with Fairy Rings on Golf Putting Greens

2011

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Miller, G. L., Grand, L. F., and Tredway, L. P. 2011. Identification and distribution of fungi associated with fairy rings on golf putting greens. Plant Dis. 95:1131-1138.Traditional methods for identification of fairy ring fungi rely on the morphology of mature basidiocarps, which are ephemeral and often do not reach maturity on golf greens due to management practices. From 2007 to 2009. hasidiocarps and soil samples were collected from 15 hybrid hermudagrass and 30 bentgrass greens exhibiting fairy ring symptoms in California. Florida. Hawaii. Illinois, Oklahoma, North Caroline, South Carolina, and Wisconsin. Genomic DNA was extracted from 122 unknown samples. Extractions were made from mycelium isolated from puffball or mushroom tissue, from mycelium isolated from a soil block, or through direct DNA extraction from infested soil. DNA al.so was extracted from 16 reference isolates. The internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region of ribosomal DNA was amplified and sequenced using the basidiomycete-specific primer sets lTSI17ITS4b and BasidOOOl/2R. Phylogenetic trees were constructed with the neighborjoining algorithm, with nodes evaluated hy bootstrap analysis. Most samples grouped into one of three clades corresponding to species within the family Lycoperdaceae: Arachnion album. Bovista dermoxantha, and Vascellum curtisii. Although over 60 difterent basidiomycetes have been associated with fairy rings in turfgrasses, relatively few species were found on golf putting greens in this study. Presently, DNA sequencing may be the most efficient method for attempting speciation of fairy ring fungi from infested soil.

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“…de Toni (=Lycoperdon dermoxanthum Vittad., B. pusilla (Batsch) Pers. ; L, pusillum Batsch) (38). Samples NCP34 and SCP2.…”

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Identification and Distribution of Fungi Associated with Fairy Rings on Golf Putting Greens

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“…Members of the genus are widely distributed, being found primarily in temperate regions. The genus contains approximately 55 species (Kirk et al 2008), which have been reported previously from Eastern Africa (Demoulin and Dring 1975), Finland (Haeggstrom 1997), Iceland (Hallgrimsson 1988), India (Sharma et al 2007), Japan (Yoshie et al 2004;Miwa and Kasuya 2009), Mexico (Calonge et al 2004), North America (Coker and Couch 1928;Bates et al 2009), northern Europe (Larsson et al 2009), Pakistan (Ahmad 1952;Ahmad et al 1997), Panama (Gube and Piepenbring 2009), South Africa (Bottomley 1948;Devilliers et al 1989), and South America (Suarez and Wright 1994;Baseia 2005;Trierveiler-Pereira et al 2010). Four species, B. bovistoides (Cooke & Massee) S. Ahmad, B. concinna S. Ahmad, B. lycoperdoides (Cooke) S. Ahmad, and B. plumbea Pers., have been reported previously from Pakistan (Ahmad 1952;Ahmad et al 1997).…”

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Bovista himalaica sp. nov. (gasteroid fungi; Basidiomycetes) from Pakistan

Yousaf

Kreisel²,

Khalid

2012

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The gasteroid fungus Bovista himalaica sp. nov. (Agaricaceae; Basidiomycota) is described and illustrated from Himalayan moist temperate forests of Pakistan. Analysis of the ITS region of the nuclear ribosomal RNA gene suggests B. himalaica is phylogenetically distinct and confirms its position within Bovista section Globaria. Descriptions with SEM images of spores, comparison with closely related taxa, and a key to the Bovista species with ovoid-oblong basidiospores are provided.

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Assessing the impact of land abandonment, nitrogen enrichment and fairy-ring fungi on plant diversity of Mediterranean grasslands

2013

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Semi-natural calcareous grasslands are of great conservation interest because of their high species richness, but they are threatened by land abandonment and nitrogen eutrophication. These plant communities evolved as a result of a long history of human activity, which generated and maintained these habitats by extensive grazing and mowing. Calcareous grasslands are listed as a priority for conservation in the EC Habitats Directive. However, the effects of different management regimes, nitrogen enrichment, and soil-borne pathogens on plant species diversity are less clear for grasslands of the Mediterranean Basin, compared to meadows in Northern and Central Europe. In this study, we assessed the impact of land abandonment, nitrogen enrichment, and fairy-ring fungi on species diversity in semi-natural grasslands found in the Mediterranean Basin by comparing the available literature with findings from recent studies carried out in Central Italy. In a series of field experiments, the cutting of abandoned grassland consistently reduced the living biomass of the dominant perennial grasses, such as Brachypodium rupestre and Bromus erectus, and promoted a rapid increase in species richness and diversity by allowing the establishment of rare species. There was a similar, but less effective, restoration of species diversity and composition in mowed grassland after litter removal. We also show that nitrogen enrichment at levels comparable to atmospheric deposition depresses species diversity, which also hampers the positive effects of litter removal. Our findings are consistent with previous results achieved in Northern and Central Europe, which however, mainly focused on grasslands with intermediate to high primary productivity levels. The limited availability of data from low-productivity, drought-prone Mediterranean grasslands requires further studies to assess the impact of land abandonment and nitrogen eutrophication in such ecosystems. Finally, we discuss the role of fairy-ring fungi in the maintenance of plant diversity in species-rich grassland. We show that fairy-ring fungi (e.g. Agaricus campestris) critically affect the spatial distribution and diversity of coexisting plant species. By killing the dominant perennial herbs, these radially growing plant pathogens produce empty niches for rare, short-lived species, thus affecting the vegetation pattern. Overall, our results are of interest for environmental managers, as they provide guidelines for the restoration of abandoned areas and the conservation of these species-rich habitats

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Morphology and comparative ecology of the fairy ring fungi, Vascellum curtisii and Bovista dermoxantha, on turf of bentgrass, bluegrass, and Zoysiagrass

Cited by 19 publications

References 8 publications

Identification and Distribution of Fungi Associated with Fairy Rings on Golf Putting Greens

Identification and Distribution of Fungi Associated with Fairy Rings on Golf Putting Greens

Bovista himalaica sp. nov. (gasteroid fungi; Basidiomycetes) from Pakistan

Assessing the impact of land abandonment, nitrogen enrichment and fairy-ring fungi on plant diversity of Mediterranean grasslands

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