Rust
[caused by Puccinia arachidis]
Rust is a rare disease on peanut in the V-C area. If present, it usually is seen late in the fall following a tropical storm. Spots are yellow on the upper leaf surface, and rusty orange to brown on the lower leaf. Loose and powdery spores are found on the lower leaf surface. The disease spreads rapidly but usually is not damaging in the V-C area due to late onset.
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rust pustules on peanut leaves |
Publication Copyright Information:
© North Carolina State University & Virginia Tech University. 2010. Prepared by Barbara Shew, Rick Brandenburg, David Jordan, Bridget Lassiter, and Gail Wilkerson [Departments of Plant Pathology, Entomology and Crop Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC] and Ames Herbert and Pat Phipps [Tidewater Research Station, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Suffolk VA]. Additional pictures provided by Joyce Hollowell, Brian Royals, Damon Smith, Brenda Watson, Al Cochran, and Craig Ellison.
Text taken from the 2010 NC Peanut Information Guide, (AG 331), North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service, and the 2010 Virginia Peanut Production Guide, (432-101), Communications and Marketing, VPI.
This publication was made possible through a Crops at Risk (CAR) grant administered by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).