Wheat Yellow Rust= Wheat Stripe Rust

Yellow rust symptoms and management in wheat   How serious is yellow rust in cereal crops? The main economic loss from yellow rust is in wheat. The disease does occur in barley but it is rare due to effective varietal resistance. Areas that have cool, damp summers and mild winters are prone to yellow rust…

wheat rust diseases

Three types of wheat rust diseases

Leaf rust, also known as brown rust, is caused by the fungus Puccinia triticina. This rust disease occurs wherever wheat, barley and other cereal crops are grown. Leaf rust attacks foliage only Rust diseases possess the ability to spread and travel long distances by dispersal of windborne spores and can rapidly develop under optimal weather…