Brown rot fungus

...They are common on fallen trees and cut wood, and are typified by the pine blue stain fungus C. piceae (Münch) Bakshi and C. ips (Rumbold) Moreau, which stain wood blue and cause great damage. The beech brown rot fungus C. stenoceras Robak stains beech wood brown, and the sweet potato black spot fungus C. fimbriata Elliot et Halsted grows on stored sweet potatoes and gives them a bitter taste. Most asci are arrowhead-shaped when viewed with a magnifying glass, making them easy to identify. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "brown rot fungi" is listed below.

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…倒木，材の切口などに多く，マツの青変菌C.piceae (Münch) Bakshi,C.ips (Rumbold) Moreauなどが代表的で，材を青く染めるので被害が大きい。ブナ材の褐変腐朽菌C.stenoceras Robakはブナの材を褐色に染め，サツマイモの黒斑病菌C.fimbriata Elliot et Halstedは貯蔵サツマイモに生えて苦い味を生ずる。ほとんどの子囊殻はルーペでみるとクワイ形をしているので，識別は容易。…

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