خسرو چهری - Ph.D. student, School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, ۱۱۸۰۰ Penang, Malaysia (E-mail: khchehri@gmail.com)
بحارالدین صالح - Prof., School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, ۱۱۸۰۰ Penang, Malaysia
محمدجواد سلیمانی - Associate Prof., Department of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran
مصطفی درویش نیا - Assistant Prof., Department of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Lorestan University, Khorram-abad, Iran
دوستمراد ظفری - Assistant Prof., Department of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran
بهرام شریف نبی - Associate Prof., Department of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran

In order to determine morphological characteristics of Fusarium species associated with root and stem of maize in Kermanshah province, duringtwo growing seasons of ۲۰۰۶-۲۰۰۸, ۱۱۰ samples, mostly from diseased plants were collected from different geographic regions of the province. The collecting localities were Gilan Gharb, Sarpol Zohab, Qasr Shirin, Sonqor, Kangavar, Bisotun, Ravansar, Kermanshah, Paveh and Sahneh. About ۱۱۰۰ Fusarium isolates were collected and ۲۹ species were identified. This is the first report of Fusarium pseudoanthophilum, F. brevicatenulatum,F. dlaminii, F. beomiforme, F. napiformeand F. aywerte from Iran.

mycoflora, new record, Maize, Kermanshah