Uromyces striatus is a fungal species and plant pathogen causing rust in Medicago species.

Uromyces striatus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Pucciniomycetes
Order: Pucciniales
Family: Pucciniaceae
Genus: Uromyces
Species:
U. striatus
Binomial name
Uromyces striatus
J. Schröt., 1870 [1]
Synonyms[2]
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    • Coeomurus striatus (J. Schröt.) Kuntze [as 'Caeomurus'], Revis. gen. pl. (Leipzig) 3(3): 450 (1898)
    • Nigredo medicaginis (Pass.) Arthur, N. Amer. Fl. (New York) 7(3): 256 (1920)
    • Uromyces medicaginis Pass., in Thümen, Herb. myc. oeconom., Fasc. 4: no. 156 (1874)
    • Uromyces striatus var. medicaginis (Pass.) Arthur, Manual of the Rusts in the United States & Canada: 299 (1934)

It was originally found on the leaves of Genista tinctoria, Medicago sativa, Medicago falcata, Medicago media, Medicago lupulina, Medicago scutellata, and also Trifolium arvense in Germany.[2]

Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) rust caused by Uromyces striatus is an important disease in many areas and is damaging to alfalfa grown for seed.[3]

References

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  1. ^ J. Schröt., Abh. Schles. Ges. Vaterl. Kult., Abth. Naturw. Med. 48: 11 (1870)
  2. ^ a b "Species Fungorum - GSD Species". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  3. ^ Koepper JM (1942) Relative resistance of alfalfa species and varieties to rust caused by Uromyces striatus. Phytopathology, 32, pages 1048–1057
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