Cereal Rusts and their hosts |
Host |
Disease |
Pathogen |
Principal Alternate Hosts |
stem rust |
Puccinia graminis f.sp. tritici |
Barberry (Berberis vulgaris, B. canadensis) |
|
leaf rust |
P. triticina (P. recondita f. sp. tritici) |
Meadow Rue (Thalictrum speciosissimum = T. flavum ssp. glaucum) |
|
leaf rust |
P. tritici-duri* |
Anchusa italica (image 1, image 2) images courtesy of Brahim Ezzahiri |
|
stripe rust |
P. striiformis f. sp. tritici |
unknown |
|
stripe rust |
P. striiformis f. sp. hordei (rare) |
unknown |
|
Durum Wheat |
stem rust |
P. graminis f.sp. tritici |
Barberry (Berberis vulgaris, B. canadensis) |
leaf rust |
P. triticina (P. recondita f. sp. tritici) |
Meadow Rue (Thalictrum speciosissimum = T. flavum ssp. glaucum) |
|
leaf rust |
P. tritici-duri* |
Anchusa italica (image 1, image 2) |
|
stripe rust |
P. striiformis f. sp. tritici |
unknown |
|
Oat |
stem rust |
P. graminis f. sp. avenae |
Barberry (Berberis vulgaris, B. canadensis) |
crown rust |
P. coronata f. sp. avenae |
Buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) |
|
stem rust |
P. graminis f. sp. tritici |
Barberry (Berberis vulgaris, B. canadensis) |
|
stem rust |
P. graminis f. sp. secalis |
Barberry (Berberis vulgaris, B. canadensis) |
|
leaf rust |
P. hordei |
Star of Bethlehem (Ornithogalum spp.) |
|
stripe rust |
P. striiformis f. sp. hordei |
unknown |
|
stripe rust |
P. striiformis f. sp. tritici (rare) |
unknown |
|
crown rust |
P. coronata f. sp. hordei |
Buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) |
|
stem rust |
P. graminis f. sp. secalis |
Barberry (Berberis vulgaris, B. canadensis) |
|
leaf rust |
P. recondita f. sp. secalis |
Lycopsis arvensis (not found in the U.S.) |
|
crown rust |
P. coronata f. sp. hordei |
Buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) |
|
Corn |
common rust |
P. sorghi |
Oxalis spp. |
southern rust |
P. polysora |
unknown |
|
tropical rust |
Physopella pallescens |
unknown |
|
Pearl Millet |
pearl millet rust |
P. substriata var indica |
Eggplant (Solanum melongena) |
Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) |
sorghum rust |
P. purpurea |
unknown |
Tef (Eragrostidis tef) |
tef rust |
Uromyces eragrostidis |
Crag or Amber Lily (Anthericum torreyi) |
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* Occurs only in the Mediterranean Area |
Some Common Grasses |
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Host | Disease | Pathogen | Principal Alternate Hosts |
Quackgrass (Elytrigia repens) | stem rust | Puccina graminis f. sp. tritici | Barberry (Berberis vulgaris, B. canadensis) |
crown rust | P. coronata f. sp. elytrigia | Buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) | |
leaf rust | P. recondita f. sp. agropyrina | unknown | |
stripe rust | P. striiformis | unknown | |
--- | P. montanensis | Colorado Barberry (Berberis fenderli) | |
Ryegrass (Lolium spp.) | crown rust | P. coronata f. sp. lolii | Buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) |
Wild Barley (Hordeum jubatum) | stem rust | P. graminis f. sp. tritici | Barberry (Berberis vulgaris, B. canadensis) |
crown rust | P. coronata f. sp. hordei | Buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) | |
leaf rust | Uromyces fragilipes | unknown | |
Wild Oat (Avena fatua) | stem rust | P. graminis f. sp. avenae | Barberry (Berberis vulgaris, B. canadensis) |
crown rust | P. coronata f. sp. avenae | Buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) |