DISEASE:  Red Rot PATHOGEN: Colletotrichum falcatum  (Glomerella  tucumanensis) HOSTS:  Sugarcane Symptoms and Signs Red rot is usually considered as a stalk and a seed-piece disease. Leaf Symptoms •Tiny reddish lesions…

Puccinia triticina (P. recondita) DISEASE:  Leaf or Brown rust PATHOGEN:  Puccinia triticina (Syn. Puccinia recondita f. sp. tritici) HOSTS: Wheat, barley and  common Barberry (Berberis, Mahoberberis and Mahonia spp.) Symptoms The most common…

The disease was recorded simultaneously in Europe and North America in 1830. It became very well established in Europe by 1842 and was one of the important causes of the…

POTATO •A member of the Solanaceae family, the cultivated potato (Solanum tuberosum) is closely related to the tomato, pepper, and eggplant. •Indians in Peru were the first people to cultivate…

Ustilago triticOrder: Ustilaginales Family: Ustilaginaceae Blossom penetration type Smut mean sooty (black) or charcoal like powder Responsible for heavy losses when susceptible varieties with infected seeds are grown year after year…