Puccinia

Puccinia is a genus of fungi. All species in this genus are obligate plant pathogens and are known as rusts.[1] The genus contains about 4000 species.[2]

Puccinia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Pucciniomycetes
Order: Pucciniales
Family: Pucciniaceae
Genus: Puccinia
Pers. (1801)
Type species
Puccinia graminis
Pers. (1794)
Species

About 4000

Taxonomy

Examples of Puccinia rusts and the diseases they cause:

The rust species Puccinia obtegens has shown some promise for controlling Canada thistle, but it must be used in conjunction with other control measures to be effective.[4]

Another leaf rust species, Puccinia myrsiphylli, has been used as an effective biocontrol agent for infestations of the common form of bridal creeper (Asparagus asparagoides) in Australia since 2000.[5]

References

  1. "Fungi", Lillian E Hawker, 1966, p. 167
  2. Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 576. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
  3. Wilson CL (1969). Use of plant pathogens in weed control. A Rev Phytopathol. p. 411.
  4. Turner et al. 1980
  5. Biosecurity SA : Weeds and pest animals Bridal Creeper Policy Accessed 1 September 2014.


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