Prof.dr. P.W. Crous

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• biosystematics
• crop
• evolutionary
• phytopathology
• plant
• protection

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Publications

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Pilidiella tibouchinae sp. nov. associated with foliage blight of Tibouchina granulosa (quaresmeira) in Brazil

A new species of the lenticel fungal genus Claviradulomyces (Ostropales) from the Brazilian Atlantic forest tree Xylopia sericea (Annonaceae)

Homortomyces gen. nov., a new dothidealean pycnidial fungus from the Cradle of Humankind

Analysis of the mating-type loci of co-occurring and phylogenetically related species of Ascochyta and Phoma

Multi-gene analysis and morphology reveal novel Ilyonectria species associated with black foot disease of grapevines

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Current research

(the most recent research is at the top)
Supervisor	Fonds voor Economische Structuurversterking (FES) financing for the Nederlands Centrum Biodiversitei
Project leader	A systematic revision of the genus Alternaria
Project leader	Phytopathogenic Phoma complexes
Project leader	Evolutionary Phytopathology

Completed research projects

(the most recent research is at the top)
Project leader	Speciation in Cercospora
Researcher	Sequencing and characterisation of type strains
Project leader	Taxonomy, phylogeny and biology of Cladosporium
Project leader	Phylogeny and population genetics of Alternaria and related Pleosporales
Project leader	Circumscription, detection and infection strategies of Botryosphaeria spp. in grapevines

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Classification

A21000	Agriculture and horticulture
C10000	Biotechnology
D22200	Biogeography, taxonomy
D22500	Botany