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Puccinia xanthii

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Species of fungus

Puccinia xanthii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Pucciniomycetes
Order: Pucciniales
Family: Pucciniaceae
Genus: Puccinia
Species: P. xanthii
Binomial name
Puccinia xanthii
Schwein. (1822)

Puccinia xanthii is a plant pathogen infecting sunflowers. It also causes rust on Xanthium occidentale and can be used as a form of biological control where this plant is an invasive species.

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References

  1. Julien, M. H.; Broadbent, J. E.; Matthews, N. C. (March 1979). "Effects ofPuccinia xanthii onXanthium strumarium [Compositae]". Entomophaga. 24 (1): 29–34. doi:10.1007/BF02377506. ISSN 0013-8959.
  2. Morin, L.; Auld, B. A.; Brown, J. F. (1993-12-01). "Interaction Between Puccinia xanthii and Facultative Parasitic Fungi on Xanthium occidentale". Biological Control. 3 (4): 288–295. doi:10.1006/bcon.1993.1038. ISSN 1049-9644.
Taxon identifiers
Puccinia xanthii


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