Insights into Diversity, Distribution, and Systematics of Rust Genus Puccinia.

ABSTRACT: Puccinia, which comprises 4000 species, is the largest genus of rust fungi and one of the destructive plant pathogenic rust genera that are reported to infect both agricultural and nonagricultural plants with severe illnesses. The presence of bi-celled teliospores is one of the major features of these rust fungi that differentiated them from Uromyces, which is another largest genus of rust fungi. In the present study, an overview of the current knowledge on the general taxonomy and ecology of the rust genus Puccinia is presented. The status of the molecular identification of this genus along with updated species numbers and their current statuses in the 21st century are also presented, in addition to their threats to both agricultural and nonagricultural plants. Furthe

SUBMITTER: Avasthi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10303085 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature