Puccinia

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

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]

Taxonomy[]

Examples of Puccinia rusts and the diseases they cause:

Puccinia asparagi - Asparagus rust
Puccinia graminis - Stem rust, also known as black rust
Puccinia horiana - Chrysanthemum white rust
Puccinia mariae-wilsoniae - Spring beauty rust
Puccinia poarum - Coltsfoot rust gall
Puccinia psidii - Guava rust or eucalyptus rust
Puccinia recondita - Brown rust
Puccinia sessilis - Arum rust and Ransoms rust
Puccinia striiformis - Stripe rust, also known as yellow rust
Puccinia triticina - Wheat leaf rust, also known as brown rust
Puccinia punctiformis - Canada thistle rust^[3]

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, , 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[]

^ "Fungi", Lillian E Hawker, 1966, p. 167
^ 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.
^ Wilson CL (1969). Use of plant pathogens in weed control. A Rev Phytopathol. p. 411.
^ Turner et al. 1980
^ Biosecurity SA : Weeds and pest animals Bridal Creeper Policy Accessed 1 September 2014.

External links[]

A collection of information regarding Puccinia psidii—particularly with respect to its presence in Hawaii
"www.wheat-rust-genomics.com". Retrieved 2021-05-26. - A collection of references to other genomics resources, on stem, yellow, and leaf rusts.

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[1] "Fungi", Lillian E Hawker, 1966, p. 167

[Kirk_2008-2] 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.

[Wilson_1969-3] 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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