Rust: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Article title updated for style. Nov 04, 2026
Modified link of Web site: University of Minnesota Extension - Rust in the flower garden. Sep 30, 2026
Add new Web site: Rutgers University - Plant and Pest Advisory - Plant Plagues: The Rusts Diseases. May 15, 2026
Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Plant Science - Nonhost resistance to rust pathogens – a continuation of continua. Feb 24, 2026
Add new Web site: UCONN College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources - Integrated Pest Management - Rust Diseases on Ornamental Crops (PDF). Feb 27, 2025
Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Plant Science - Efficient and Accurate Identification of Maize Rust Disease Using Deep Learning Model. Jan 04, 2025
Add new Web site: University of Nebraska�Lincoln - Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources - Rust Diseases of Wheat. Oct 10, 2024
Add new Web site: UC|IPM - Floriculture and Ornamental Nurseries - Rust. Aug 31, 2024
Add new Web site: The Spruce - Rust Fungus: Identification and Control on Plants. Jul 04, 2024
Add new Web site: PennState Extension - Turfgrass Diseases: Rust Diseases (Causal fungi: Puccinia spp.). May 15, 2024
Media added. Mar 26, 2024
Add new Web site: U.S. Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service - Identifying Rust Diseases of Wheat and Barley. Feb 23, 2024
Add new Web site: University of Massachusetts Amhurst - Center for Agriculture, Food, and the Environment - Greenhouse and Floriculture: Rust Diseases of Ornamental Crops. Jan 09, 2024
Add new Web site: U.S. Department of Agriculture - Forest Service - Introduction to Rust Diseases. Oct 27, 2023
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Genomics Research on the Road of Studying Biology and Virulence of Cereal Rust Fungi. Sep 12, 2023
Add new Web site: University of Minnesota Extension - Rust in the flower garden. Jul 20, 2023
Add new Web site: Royal Horticultural Society - Rust diseases. Mar 15, 2023
Add new Web site: Missouri Botanical Garden - Rusts. Jan 31, 2023
Mentioned that white rust, caused by oomycetes, is distinct from true fungal rusts, and revised the number of causative species of fungal rusts. Apr 29, 2020
Added a photograph of cedar-apple rust. May 18, 2017
Mentioned that some rusts are caused by oomycetes. May 18, 2017
Add new Web site: Fact Monster - Science - Rust. Aug 16, 2011
Media added. Mar 07, 2009
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Science - Rust and Smut. Feb 05, 2009
Added new Web site: Wisegeek - What is Rust.
  • Gaurav Shukla
Jun 07, 2007
Added new Web site: Garden action - How To Deal With Rust.
  • Gaurav Shukla
Jun 07, 2007
Added new Web site: Heredity - Crown Rust.
  • Gaurav Shukla
Jun 07, 2007
Added new Web site: Gardening - Help for Rust on Plants.
  • Gaurav Shukla
Jun 07, 2007
Added new Web site: Plant Pathology - Rust on Plants.
  • Gaurav Shukla
Jun 07, 2007
Added new Web site: Water Wise Garden - Rust.
  • Gaurav Shukla
Jun 07, 2007
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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