Pucciniaceae

Wheat leaf rust (Puccinia recondita f.sp. tritici )

The Pucciniaceae are a family of rust fungi ( Pucciniales ) trigger the plant diseases. In addition to the infestation of grasses, which include the different types of grain, such as wheat, and many other crops are infested by the species belonging to this family. The trivial name of the species often contain the name of the relevant human crop. In this attack the Pucciniaceae species also usually more related host plants and wild varieties of crops.

System

The family includes 20 genera with over 4900 species.

Some genera and species:

  • Puccinia Cereal rust (Puccinia graminis )
  • Corn rust (Puccinia sorghi, Syn P. maydis )
  • Wheat brown rust (Puccinia triticina )
  • Plum rust (Puccinia discolor)
  • Nettle rust fungus (Puccinia urticata )
  • Yellow rust (Puccinia striiformis )
  • Malvenrost (Puccinia malvacearum )
  • Puccinia mille granae
  • Puccinia recondita
  • Nyssopsora echinata
  • Ochropsora ariae
  • Uromyces pisi
Dikarya Pucciniomycotina Pucciniomycetes List of domesticated plants Genus Puccinia striiformis var. striiformis Uromyces pisi-sativi
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