rust
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6.9
- noun
- /rʌst/
- Specialized
- Plant diseases caused by fungi include rusts, smuts, and leaf, root, and stem rots.
- rust disease
- rust fungus
- rust spores
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Watch on YouTubeI don't know if those are true or not, but as far as rust goes, rust will not hurt plants.
- I don't know if those are true or not, but as far as rust goes, rust will not hurt plants.
Examples
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The landfall of coffee leaf rust in Brazil in 1970 changed all this.
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The Russian plants were infected with rust species that are also native to the Stavropol area.
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Line and Chen identified many sources of rust resistance in the Aberdeen collection.
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The new tall fescue lines resist rust disease up to 10 times better than existing varieties.
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But the repatriated trees were infected with blister rust, believed to have invaded Europe from Asia.
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While not detrimental at first, rust bleed can lead to very costly maintenance repairs if left unchecked.
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Growers spend nearly $27 million annually on fungicides to control stem rust on grass seed crops.
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A severe barley stripe rust infection can badly dehydrate plants and ruin the barley crop.
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Farmers are concerned about the impact of rust on their crops this season.
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The outbreak of rust has devastated the local wheat fields, leaving many farmers in distress.
Synonyms
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9.0
A disease of pine trees that makes blisters and dead patches on the bark, caused by a fungus
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9.1
A disease caused by a fungus that makes blisters on the bark and weakens white pine trees
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6.7
A plant disease that makes a white powder appear on leaves and stems
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6.5
A tiny living thing that makes red or brown spots on plants
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7.8
A disease of pine trees caused by a fungus that makes blisters on the trunk and kills the wood
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5.3
A disease caused by a fungus that makes reddish or brown spots on wheat leaves and stems and reduces harvest
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7.0
A disease on apple and pear trees that makes orange or brown spots
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9.1
A disease caused by a fungus that makes orange spots on the leaves and fruit of apple and pear trees
A plant disease that makes small orange-brown spots on flax leaves and stems
Compounds
- US
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4.9
A region of the northeastern and midwestern United States with many old factories and fewer people
- Specialized
1
9.0
A disease of pine trees that makes blisters and dead patches on the bark, caused by a fungus
- Specialized
1
9.1
A disease caused by a fungus that makes blisters on the bark and weakens white pine trees
- Specialized
1
7.8
A disease of pine trees caused by a fungus that makes blisters on the trunk and kills the wood
- Specialized
1
5.3
A disease caused by a fungus that makes reddish or brown spots on wheat leaves and stems and reduces harvest
- Specialized
1
9.1
A disease caused by a fungus that makes orange spots on the leaves and fruit of apple and pear trees
- Specialized
A fungus that causes orange spots on flax leaves and damages plants
- Specialized
A plant disease that makes small orange-brown spots on flax leaves and stems
- Specialized
A very small animal like an insect that lives on plants and makes reddish brown spots on leaves or fruit
How Severe
Surface Forms
Etymology
Rust for the plant disease was named because the fungus makes 'red-brown' spots on leaves, just like the colour of metal rust, and the name comes from an old German word like Rost. So rust in plants means a disease that leaves reddish-brown marks.