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Definition of Puccinia graminis

1. Noun. Rust fungus that attacks wheat.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Puccinia Graminis

Literary usage of Puccinia graminis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Studien zur Entwicklungsgeschichte des japanischen Riesensalamanders by Charles Stuart Gager, Daniel Lange (1916)
"Puccinia graminis (WHEAT RUST) A. Classification: Division I. ... Puccinia graminis requires two different kinds of hosts in order to complete its life ..."

2. Bulletin by North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station (Fargo) (1899)
"Rye is attacked by Puccinia graminis, causing stem-rust, and by a special strain of Puccinia rubigo-vera, causing leaf-rust. Barley is attacked by a special ..."

3. Phytopathology by American Phytopathological Society (1917)
"Puccinia graminis on wheat kernels and its relation to subsequent infection. CHAS. W. HUNGERFORD Various workers have noted the occurrence of rust pustules ..."

4. Diseases of Field and Garden Crops by Worthington George Smith (1884)
"Puccinia graminis, Pers. THE summer rust and mildew of corn, as caused by the fungus known as Puccinia graminis, Pers., is of greater importance from an ..."

5. Diseases of Field and Garden Crops: Chiefly Such as are Caused by Fungi by Worthington George Smith (1884)
"Puccinia graminis, Pers. THE summer rust and mildew of corn, as caused by the fungus known as Puccinia graminis, Pers., is of greater importance from an ..."

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