Abstract
The rust, Uromyces rumicis, is reported for the first time from Australia. Uredia and telia were observed on leaves of Rumex pulcher and Rumex crispus in two entomology glasshouses at South Perth.
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Shivas, R.G. Rumex rust (Uromyces rumicis) in Western Australia. Australasian Plant Pathology 16, 40–41 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1071/APP9870040
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