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Gladiolus Rust

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Gladiolus rust - Invasive.org
Gladiolus rust symptoms - Cesar Calderon USDA, APHIS, Plant Protection and Quarantine
Scientific Name: 

Uromyces transversalis (Thüm.) G. Winter (1884) (Beilharz et al. 2001)

Common Name: 

Gladiolus rust (GR)

Native To: 

South Africa (Schubert et al. 2006)

Date of U.S. Introduction: 

2006 (Schubert et al. 2006)

Means of Introduction: 

Has arrived on imported cut flowers (Schubert et al. 2006)

Impact: 

Rust fungus of gladiolus flowers that can result in total yield loss (Schubert et al. 2006)

Distribution / Maps / Survey Status

Pest Tracker - Survey Status of Gladiolus Rust
USDA. APHIS. Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey. National Agricultural Pest Information System.

Images

Google Images - Gladiolus Rust
Google.
Invasive.org - Gladiolus Rust
University of Georgia. Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health.

Selected Resources

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Partnership
Plantwise Technical Factsheet - Gladiolus Rust (Uromyces transversalis)
CABI. Plantwise Knowledge Bank.
Federal Government
Uromyces transversalis: A Qualitative, Organism-Based Pathway Risk Assessment (Oct 2005) (PDF | 284 KB)

USDA. APHIS. Plant Protection and Quarantine.

Invasive and Emerging Fungal Pathogens - Diagnostic Fact Sheets: Gladiolus Rust
USDA. ARS. Systematic Mycology and Microbiology Laboratory.
Plant Pest and Disease Program: Plant Disease - Gladiolus Rust
USDA. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
State and Local Government
Pest Alert - Gladiolus Rust Arrives in the U.S.: Florida and Caribbean (Aug 2006) (PDF | 340 KB)

Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Division of Plant Industry.

See also: Plant Industry Pest Alerts for more pests/diseases
Academic
EDIS - Rusts on Ornamentals in Florida

University of Florida. Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension.

Electronic Data Information Source Publication #PP256

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