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Black Stem Rust - Image Gallery

Black or wheat stem rust is a serious fungal disease of wheat and barley caused by Puccinia graminis f. sp. Tritici. Crops infected with black stem rust (BSR) suffer severe yield losses. The disease can be identified by the presence of rust-colored or black fungal spore masses on the stems and leaves of wheat and barley host plants.

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Figure 1. Early stages of stem rust symptoms on wheat with rusty brown fungal fruiting bodies (uredia)
Photo Credit: USDA-ARS, Cereal Disease Laboratory, St. Paul, MN

     
 

Figure 2. Late stages of stem rust on wheat with black spore clusters (teliospores)
Photo Credit: T. Murray, Washington State University, Pullman, WA

     
 

Figure 3. Rust spores (yellow urediniospores) can contaminate shoes and clothing
Photo Credit: Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Western Australia

     
 

Figure 4. Common barberry growing close to wheat fields
Photo Credit: T. Murray, Washington State University, Pullman, WA

     
 

Figure 5. Close-up of barberry bush with berries. Use the one with bunches
Photo Credit: T. Murray, Washington State University, Pullman, WA

     
 

Figure 6. Yellowish-colored aeciospores produced on leaves of common barberry can infect wheat and barley
Photo Credit: USDA-ARS, Cereal Disease Laboratory, St. Paul, MN

     
 

Figure 7. Rust-resistant ornamental barberry in a commercial nursery
Photo Credit: A. Tschanz, USDA-APHIS-PPQ, Riverdale, MD

     

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Last Modified: May 10, 2010

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