The genus name of Puccinia is in honour of Tommaso Puccini (died 1735), who was an Italian doctor and botanist who taught anatomy at Hospital of Santa Maria Nuova in Florence. [ 3 ] The genus was circumscribed by Pier Antonio Micheli in Nov. Pl. Gen. on page 213 in 1729.

Puccinia, which comprises 4000 species, is the largest genus of rust fungi and one of the destructive plant pathogenic rust genera that are reported to infect both agricultural and nonagricultural plants with severe illnesses. The presence of ...

Puccinia striiformis is a fungal species and 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. [2] Crop infections can cause losses of up to 40%, and the fungus will infect both winter wheat and spring wheat. [3]

Dec 20, 2018 · Puccinia is an obligate fungal parasite and are commonly known as ‘rust fungi’ because they produce ‘rust-like’, i.e., reddish-brown coloured spores in the form of rusty spots or streaks on stems, leaf-sheaths, leaves, etc., of the host plants.

Feb 26, 2024 · Rust diseases are caused by fungi in the genus Puccinia. A few of the common rusts that occur on cool-season turfgrasses include stem, stripe, crown, and leaf rust.

Introduction to Puccinia Graminis: Puccinia graminis causes stem rust of diffe­rent cereals like wheat, rye, oat etc. The isolate of wheat cannot infect oat or any other host and vice versa, which indicate their host specificity.

Puccinia triticina is a common disease of bread wheat, durum wheat, and triticale (Bolton et al., 2008; Huerta-Espino et al., 2011). The pathogen is an obligate biotrophic fungus mainly infecting leaves at various growth stages but can also infect the leaf sheath and glumes.

1. Habit and Habitat of Puccinia Graminis: P. graminis is an obligate parasite, polymorphic, macro cyclic and heteroecious rust (Figs. 11, 12). It effects wide range of hosts including wheat, barley, oats and rye. Grass hosts include Agrostis, Dactylis and Agrophyron.

Nov 5, 2016 · Genus: Puccinia (according to the latest classification system) P. graminis is an obligate parasite, and heteroecious rust. P. graminis causes black rust of wheat. Heteroecious fungus: Life cycle is completed on two different hosts. The wheat plant is called the primary host where dikaryophase is completed and the barberry plant is secondary or ...

Puccinia (An Example of Rust) Important diseases: Stem rust of wheat, Corn leaf rust Puccinia causes rust on cereals, turfgrass, and ornamental grasses and selected non-grass plants.