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Rust : Uromyces fabae

Rust : Uromyces fabae Symptoms This often becomes serious in humid regions. The plants dry up quickly and the yield is considerably reduced. The initial symptoms of the rust infection are flecking of the leaves. These flecks soon develop into reddish brown pustules, frequently merging into one another, finally bursting to expose a mass of brown spores. The entire leaf blade and other affected parts give a brownish appearance even from a distance. Management Fungicidal application using Tridemorph 0.1 % or Mancozeb 0.25% effectively control the disease.

Symptoms

  • This often becomes serious in humid regions.
  • The plants dry up quickly and the yield is considerably reduced.
  • The initial symptoms of the rust infection are flecking of the leaves.
  • These flecks soon develop into reddish brown pustules, frequently merging into one another, finally bursting to expose a mass of brown spores.
  • The entire leaf blade and other affected parts give a brownish appearance even from a distance.

Management

  • Fungicidal application using Tridemorph 0.1 % or Mancozeb 0.25% effectively control the disease.