Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
School of Biological Sciences
Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology
White rust of sunflower
White rust is considered the most damaging sunflower disease in South Africa, and is caused by the obligate parasite Albugo tragopogonis. Research on the disease is difficult, since no greenhouse inoculation techniques are available. The development of such a technique will assist in the study of control methods which will include chemical control
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