Puccinia melanocephala
| Puccinia melanocephala | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Phylum: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Urediniomycetes |
| Subclass: | Incertae sedis |
| Order: | Uredinales |
| Family: | Pucciniaceae |
| Genus: | Puccinia |
| Species: | P. melanocephala |
| Binomial name | |
| Puccinia melanocephala Syd. & P. Syd., (1907) | |
Puccinia melanocephala is a plant pathogen, it is the causal agent of sugarcane rust.
It was used as a biological weapon by the USA in Cuba during the 1970s.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ Suffert, Frédéric; Émilie Latxague; Ivan Sache (11 March 2009). "Plant pathogens as agroterrorist weapons: assessment of the threat for European agriculture and forestry". Food Security (Springer Netherlands) 1 (2): 221–232. doi:10.1007/s12571-009-0014-2. Retrieved 14 May 2009.
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