[Aroid-l] Arisaema Rust

From: jonathan.ertelt at vanderbilt.edu (Jonathan Ertelt) on 2008.05.05 at 16:23:08(17554) Jason, Vic, et al. Actually rusts are a type of fungus, order Uredinales, which are typically host-specific parasites. Sometimes there are two hosts depending on the stage of the life cycle, perhaps the most well known being cedar/apple rust. Definitely fungus though. As to the specifics of the Arisaema rust, including any treatments, we'll have to go to someone who's worked with this species or group. Jonathan +More > > This is not a fungus! It is a rust, and this seems to be >> a bad year for it as many of the May Apples here in the >> Cincinnati area are showing it. >> >> Vic >> >Okay, so (I'm showing my ignorance here) what sort of >organism causes rust? Is it a virus, a bacteria, something >else? And to rephrase my original question, is there any >known effective treatment? > >Jason Hernandez >Naturalist-at-Large >_______________________________________________ >Aroid-L mailing list >Aroid-L at www.gizmoworks.com >http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

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