Puccinia striiformis var. striiformis

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Puccinia striiformis var. striiformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Urediniomycetes Subclass: Incertae sedis Order: Uredinales Family: Pucciniastraceae Genus: Puccinia Species: P. striiformis var. striiformis
Binomial name
Puccinia striiformis var. striiformis Westend., (1854)
Synonyms
Dicaeoma glumarum Puccinia glumarum Puccinia rubigo-vera Puccinia straminis Puccinia striiformis Trichobasis glumarum Uredo glumarum

Puccinia striiformis var. striiformis is a plant pathogen. It causes stripe rust on wheat, but has other hosts as well. The species is common in Europe and in more recent years has become a problem in Australia.^[1] Infection can causes losses of up to 40%, and the fungus will infect both winter wheat and spring wheat.^[2]

[edit] External links

Index Fungorum
USDA ARS Fungal Database

[edit] References

1. ^ Roelfs, A. P. and W. R. Bushnell (1984). The Cereal Rusts: Origins, Specificity, Structure and Physiology, Academic Press.
2. ^ Cereal Disease Laboraty, ARS