Information sheet : Do you know your rusts?
Date
2022Metadata
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There are two well-known rust diseases of sugarcane –
orange rust caused by Puccinia kuehnii and brown rust caused
by Puccinia melanocephala. During the 1970s brown rust
spread to many sugar industries throughout the world and,
consequently, was known as ‘common’ rust. It appeared in
Australia in 1978. Orange rust, although present in Australia
since the 1890s, was considered a rare disease.