''Puccinia arachidis'', or peanut rust, is a
plant pathogen
Plant pathology (also phytopathology) is the scientific study of diseases in plants caused by pathogens (infectious organisms) and environmental conditions (physiological factors). Organisms that cause infectious disease include fungi, oomyc ...
that causes
rust on
peanut. Its spread is promoted by warm, damp weather.
See also
*
List of ''Puccinia'' species
References
External links
USDA ARS Fungal Database
arachidis
Fungi described in 1884
Fungal plant pathogens and diseases
Peanut diseases
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