''Puccinia striiformis'' var. ''striiformis'' is a plant pathogen. It causes stripe rust on

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, but has other hosts as well. The species is common in

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and in more recent years has become a problem in

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. Infection can cause losses of up to 40%, and the fungus will infect both

winter wheat Winter wheat (usually ''Triticum aestivum'') are strains of wheat that are planted in the autumn to germinate and develop into young plants that remain in the vegetative phase during the winter and resume growth in early spring. Classification ...

and spring wheat.Cereal Disease Laboraty, ARS
/ref> The taxonomy of ''Puccinia striiformis'' was revised in 2010. The commonly called stripe rusts on wheat and grasses were separated into four species based on molecular and morphological studies: ''Puccinia striiformis'' sensu stricto (on ''Aegilops'', ''Elymus'', ''Hordeum'' and ''Triticum'' spp.), ''Puccinia pseudostriiformis'' (on ''Poa'' spp.), ''Puccinia striiformoides'' (on ''Dactylis'' spp.) and ''Puccinia gansensis'' (on ''Achnatherum'' spp.) The stripe rust, ''Puccinia striiformis'', can greatly decrease wheat yield in northern

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and

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(NWFP).

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Index Fungorum

USDA ARS Fungal Database
Fungal plant pathogens and diseases Wheat diseases striiformis var. striiformis Fungi described in 1854 {{plant-disease-stub

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