Puccinia xanthii explained

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.^{[1] [2]}

See also

• List of Puccinia species

Notes and References

1. Julien . M. H. . Broadbent . J. E. . Matthews . N. C. . March 1979 . Effects ofPuccinia xanthii onXanthium strumarium [Compositae] ]. Entomophaga . en . 24 . 1 . 29–34 . 10.1007/BF02377506 . 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 . 10.1006/bcon.1993.1038 . 1049-9644. subscription .