Puccinia arachidis

Puccinia arachidis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Class: Urediniomycetes
Subclass: Incertae sedis
Order: Uredinales
Family: Pucciniaceae
Genus: Puccinia
Species: P. arachidis
Binomial name
Puccinia arachidis
Speg., (1884)
Synonyms

Bullaria arachidis (Speg.) Arthur & Mains, (1922)
Uromyces arachidis Henn., (1896)

Puccinia arachidis (Peanut rust) is a plant pathogen that causes rust on groundnut. Its spread is promoted by warm, damp weather.

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