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Horticultural crops :: Vegetables :: Asparagus

Rust:Puccinia asparagi

Symptom:

Red or brown elongated spots appear on the shoots spears or needles of asparagus.
Successive years if infestation reduce root vitality resulting in poor shoot development and death.


	Oval Shaped spot		Raised lesions		Infected stem

Management:

Source:
Images: http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/IPM/english/asparagus/diseases-and-disorders/rust.html