Kingdom Fungi Genus Phakopsora Phylum Basidiomycota Order Rust | Scientific name Phakopsora pachyrhizi Rank Species Subclass Incertae sedis | |
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Similar Rust, Septoria glycines, Uromyces, Puccinia, Peronospora manshurica | ||
Medical vocabulary what does phakopsora pachyrhizi mean
Phakopsora pachyrhizi is a plant pathogen. It causes Asian soybean rust.
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Symptoms
The disease froms tan to dark-brown or reddish-brown lesions with one to many prominent, globe-like orifices. Urediniospores form from these pores. Lesions initially are small, turning from gray to tan or brown as they increase in size. The lesions are most abundant on the bottom surface of leaves but can also form on petioles, pods, and stems.
Risk factors
Uredospores are wind-blown and are produced abundantly on the infected tissue of soybeans or other legume hosts.
Control
The disease is often controlled using the fungicides oxycarboxin, triforine, or triclopyr.
References
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