Puccinia striiformis

Host(s)

Wheat

Disease name

Stripe rust

Stripe Rust, caused by Puccinia striiformis, on wheat.

Description

Yellow rust of wheat (Puccinia striiformis f.sp. tritici), also known as stripe rust, is one of the three wheat rust diseases principally found in wheat grown in cooler environments. Such locations are generally associated with northern latitudes or cooler seasons.

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Phylogeny

Kindgom: 
Fungi
Phylum: 
Basidiomycota
Order: 
Pucciniales

Stats

Genome size: 
117.39Mb
Number of genes: 
19562

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