The exotic rust fungus Puccinia abrupta var. partheniicola on the invasive alien weed Parthenium hysterophorus in India: rediscovery and first report of an epiphytotic

Abstract Puccinia abrupta var. partheniicola, the so-called winter rust of parthenium weed (Parthenium hysterophorus), an invasive alien weed in India, was rediscovered at an epiphytotic scale in February 2023 following a prolonged period of presumed absence in the field. Disease incidence was 80–90...

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Main Author: Prakya Sreerama Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: CABI 2024-04-01
Series:CABI Agriculture and Bioscience
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43170-024-00242-1