title: Two species of myxomycetes causing slime mold of sweet potato.
abstract: Specimens collected from sweet potato plants with slime mold symptoms in fields in Daejeon, Korea were examined. Two species of Myxomycetes, Fuligo septica and Stemonitis herbatica were identified based on their morphological characteristics. This is the first report that the two species of Myxomycetes cause slime mold of sweet potato in Korea.
authors.affiliation: Plant Pathology Division, National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology (NIAST), Rural Development Administration (RDA), Suwon 441-707, Korea.
authors.forename: Wan Gyu
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Sang Yeob
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Weon Dae
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Cho
keywords: Fuligo septica; Slime mold; Stemonitis herbatica; Sweet potato