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Puccinia graminis

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Puccinia graminis [pü‚sin·ē·ə ′gram·ə·nəs]
(mycology)
A macrocylic heteroecious fungus of the order Uredinales; the causative agent of black stem rust of cereal grains.
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Pryor says fungal pathogens of cereals fall into two basic classes: nectotrophs, such as the maize blight fungus Helminthosporium, which kill the plant and feast on its dead tissues, and biotrophs such as wheat stem rust, Puccinia graminis ssp.
Rust busters by O'Neill, Graeme / Ecos
This may lead to a much more complex system, such as that occurring in gene-for-gene interactions involving the cereal stem rust Puccinia graminis, a serious pathogen of wheat crops.
Duelling genes by O'Neill, Graeme / Ecos
 
 
 
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