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Chromosome Number of Erysiphe graminis

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THE formae speciales of the Ascomycete Erysiphe graminis cause powdery mildew of cereal crops, a disease of considerable economic importance. The chromosome number of the fungus is, however, not recorded in the literature. Chromosome counts following meiosis of a few related species and genera have been made1–6, and in general these suggest a haploid number of four (n = 4).

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KIMBER, G., WOLFE, M. Chromosome Number of Erysiphe graminis. Nature 212, 318–319 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/212318a0

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