Other Plant Disease — Mauritius
Orange rust caused by _Puccinia kuehnii_ was observed in Mauritius in March 2018 [ProMED-mail post http://promedmail.org/post/20180613.5853746] on cultivar M 2705/06 under selection. Typical symptoms of cinnamon to yellowish brown lesions, with pustules protruding on the underside of leaves and occurring at times in patches were observed.
The causal agent of orange rust was confirmed by light microscopy, PCR using specific primers and sequencing of PCR fragments. It could be distinguished
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