Puccinia arachidis

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Author(s): Scot Nelson, Hawaii
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Puccinia arachidis Speg. 1884 - (groundnut/peanut rust)

This fungus is widely distributed and causes an important rust disease of groundnuts. Yield reduction can reach 50%. Orange uredinial pustules are produced on the lower leaf surface which rupture to release the reddish brown urediniospores.

Vernacular names
• Deutsch: Rost der Erdnuß
• English: groundnut rust
peanut rust
• Español: roya del cacahuete
• Français: rouille de l'arachide