Coffee rust: Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As	coffee leaf rust

Photos

Close-up of coffee plant leaves with yellow and brown spots caused by the fungus Hemileia vastatrix, also known as coffee leaf rust or roya.

Coffee rust pustules

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