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leaf rust

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leaf rust [′lēf ‚rəst]
(plant pathology)
Any rust disease that primarily affects leaves; common in coffee, alfalfa, and wheat, barley, and other cereals.


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Nematodes, leaf rusts, and corm rot pose other threats.
But its drawback has been that it succumbs to leaf rust and does not grow well in all elevations.
Further, the new breed has a strong resistance to leaf rust and yellow mosaic virus.
 
 
 
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