Question

Rust and smut disease of fungi are caused by fungi belonging to

Answer 1

Rust and Smut are plant pathogens and they infect living plants. Complete Answer: Rust belongs to the order Uredinales and Smut belongs to the order Ustilaginales of Fungi.

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Answer 2

Explanation:

Rust and Smut are plant pathogens and they infect living plants. Complete Answer: Rust belongs to the order Uredinales and Smut belongs to the order Ustilaginales of Fungi.

The fungus that causes leaf rust is Puccinia triticina Eriks (formerly known as Puccinia recondita) and mainly attacks the leaves; the one that causes stripe rust is Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici and mainly attacks the leaves and the glume; and the stem rust is caused by the Puccinia graminis f.