Rust Fungus: Identify Symptoms to Treat and Control Rust Disease

There are around 8,000 named species of rust diseases, many of them host-specific. Scientists speculate there are many more types of rust diseases in the tropical

What is Rust Disease?

Rust disease is an obligate fungal parasite that grows on a wide variety of plants useful to humans. All rust fungi are in the order Pucciniales

Symptoms of Rust Fungi

The signature symptom of rust is the orange, yellow, brown, or red spore masses on the outside of the plant. This color gives the rust fungus its name.

Is Rust Fungus Poisonous to Humans?

No, rust fungus is not poisonous to humans or animals. Eating food with rust on it is discouraged because the flavor is often off.

Life Cycle of Rust Fungus

Rust has a complicated life cycle, but it is important to understand so you know how to interrupt the life cycle and take care of infected plants.

On Barberry

Stage 0 The basidiospores, made when the overwintering teliospores germinate, infect the barberry plant. They create spermogonia. Each spermogonium has receptive hyphae

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