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Rusts are fungal plant pathogens of the order Pucciniales (previously known as Uredinales) causing plant fungal diseases. An estimated 168 rust genera and approximately 7,000 species, more than half of which belong to the genus Puccinia, are currently accepted. [3] Rust fungi are highly specialized plant pathogens with several unique features.
The Canna rust damages the crop and can impact all of its potential uses by damaging photosynthetic material and reducing plant productivity and value. In the United States it is a popular ornamental for home gardens. The rust lowers the value of lilies for sale and can kill canna plants that home gardeners are trying to grow themselves.
Bean rust is a disease of the green bean that causes rust-colored pustules on the leaves. These pustules eventually rupture and eject thousands of spores into the air to be carried to other plants. [64] Each individual spore can produce a fresh pustule on a plant within a week; therefore untreated rust can rapidly reach epidemic levels. [64]
P. helianthi is the main causal agent of sunflower rust, but four other Puccinia species can also cause rust on cultivated and wild sunflower species. Although they rarely appear, it can be difficult to distinguish them from P. helianthi on sunflower.
Austropuccinia is a monotypic genus of rust (a type of plant pathogen) native to South America with the only species Austropuccinia psidii, commonly known as myrtle rust, guava rust, or ʻōhiʻa rust. It affects plants in the family Myrtaceae. It is a member of the fungal complex called the guava rust (Puccinia psidii) group. [3]
Rust diseases are among the most destructive plant diseases, known to cause famine following destruction of grains, vegetables, and legumes. [5] [6] Asparagus rust occurs wherever the plant is grown and attacks asparagus plants during and after the cutting season. Asparagus spears are usually harvested before extensive rust symptoms appear. [7]
This is not effective as a treatment, only as a prevention tool. Similarly, growers are proactive in their prevention of the disease, ensuring the proper fungicide applications. As previously stated, the importance of this disease can be severe, but growers tend to plant resistant varieties in areas where rust has been prevalent.
Gymnosporangium sabinae is a species of rust fungus in the subdivision Pucciniomycotina.Known as pear rust, European pear rust, or pear trellis rust, it is a heteroecious plant pathogen with Juniperus sabina (savin juniper) as the main primary host and Pyrus communis (common pear) as the main secondary host.