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THE Plant Pathology Committee of the British Mycological Society has addressed a circular letter to organizations in the British Isles which use the scientific names of fungi causing plant diseases. It is suggested that an agreement to use the names from a standard list of plant pathogens would be of great convenience, and would strengthen attempts to secure international uniformity. The proposed standard names are those included in the “List of Common Names of British Plant Diseases” (published for the Plant Pathology Committee of the British Mycological Society by the Cambridge University Press, 1934). Mycological nomenclature is greatly in need of any authoritative lead such as the one now proposed. It would, in fact, be very gratifying if the present modest suggestions should not only find immediate acceptance, but would also be extended later. A universally acceptable standard of naming for all fungi is urgently needed. The British Mycological Society has, moreover, always maintained a proper balance between all the branches of its study. It should, therefore, be accorded the full support of all mycologists of Great Britain. The Society has accepted its Committee's suggestions on nomenclature for all papers on pathogenic fungi, which will be published in its volumes of Transactions. Provision has been made for any desirable criticisms to be advanced against the actual list of names, and it is proposed to issue periodical revisions. Further particulars of the scheme may be obtained from the Secretary of the Plant Pathology Committee, Dr. G. C. Ainsworth, Experimental and Research Station, Cheshunt, Herts.
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Uniformity of Mycological Terms. Nature 143, 513 (1939). https://doi.org/10.1038/143513a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/143513a0