Uromyces ciceris-arietini explained

Uromyces ciceris-arietini is a fungal species and plant pathogen infecting chickpea (Cicer arietinum).^{[1] [2] [3]}

Uromyces ciceris-arietini was first found on chickpeas in Australia in 1983,^[4] and then in the US in 1987.^[5]

It also affects 29 species in the Medicago genus including; Medicago polyceratia and Medicago polymorpha plants in USA.^[2]

Other sources

• Rubiales D, Moreno I, Moreno MT, Sillero JC (2001) Identification of Partial Resistance to chickpea rust (Uromyces ciceris-arietini). In: European Association for Grain Legume Research-AEP (eds), Proceedings of the 4th European Conference on Grain Legumes, Cracow, pp 194–195

External links

• USDA ARS Fungal Database

Notes and References

1. Asthana . R.D. . Some observations on the incidence of Uromyces ciceris-arietini (Grognon) Jakz. & Boyer on Cicer arietinum. . Nagpur Agric. Coll. Mag. . 1957 . 31 . 20A–20B.
2. Stuteville . D.L. . Graves . W.L. . Dixon . L.J. . Castlebury . L.A. . Minnis . A.M. . Uromyces ciceris-arietini, the Cause of Chickpea Rust: New Hosts in the Trifolieae, Fabaceae . Plant Disease . March 2010 . 94 . 3 . 293-297. . 10.1094/PDIS-94-3-0293 . 30754240.
3. Sillero . Josefina C. . Moreno-Alías . Inmaculada . Rubiales . Diego . Identification and characterization of resistance to rust (Uromyces ciceris-arietini (Grognot) Jacz. & Boyd) in a germplasm collection of Cicer spp. . Euphytica . 2012 . 188 . 229–238.
4. Book: Jones . D.R. . Chickpea rust—a disease new to Australia. . 1983 . Queensland Department of Primary Industry Farm Note AGDEX 168/637.
5. Venette . J.R. . Stack . R.W. . First report of rust (Uromyces ciceris-arietini) on garbanzo (chickpea) in the United States. . Plant Disease . 1987 . 71 . 101.