Puccinia melanocephala

Puccinia melanocephala
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

  1. 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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