Rust fungi (order Pucciniales) form one of the largest groups of obligate plant pathogens, characterised by complex life cycles often involving up to five spore stages and the alternation between two ...

We all know that old saying, “April showers bring May fungi!” (No? Just me?). All joking aside, you may have noticed that the recent wet spring weather lead many fungi to break dormancy, release ...

What do coffee, sugar, wheat, soy, eucalypts and paperbarks all have in common? They are all susceptible to parasitic rust diseases caused by fungi. Plant rust disease can easily be spotted by the ...