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Albugo Primer

General Information

Authors

Andrew K. Gonsalves, Educational Specialist

Stephen A. Ferreira, Extension Plant Pathologist

Department of Plant Pathology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, CTAHR.


Pathogens & Hosts

DISEASES REPORTED TO OCCUR IN HAWAII: White rust of crucifers

Four Albugo species have been reported to occur in Hawaii. They include: Albugo candida, Albugo ipomoeae-panduratae, Albugo occidentalis, and Albugo platensis (Raabe, et al, 1981).
The following is a list of the reported pathogens from this genus
(Albugo) and the hosts they infect. The list is organized by the scientific name of the pathogen species (CAPITAL LETTERS), followed by the symptom or disease a given pathogen causes on the listed hosts. 

ALBUGO CANDIDA
White Rust:
  • horseradish (Armoracia lapthifolia)
  • field mustard (Brassica campestris)
  • rutabaga (Brassica campestris var. napobrassica)
  • pak-choi (Brassica chinensis)
  • leaf or Chinese mustard (Brassica juncea)
  • black mustard (Brassica nigra = Sinapsis cernua)
  • broccoli, cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis)
  • Chinese or celery cabbage (Brassica pekinensis)
  • turnip (Brassica rapa)
  • pepper grass (Lepidium sp.)
  • radish (Raphanus sativus)
  • daikon (Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus)
ALBUGO IPOMOEAE-PANDURATAE
White Rust:
  • water morning-glory (Ipomoea aquatica)
  • morning glory (I. congesta)
ALBUGO ?OCCIDENTALIS
White Rust:
  • spinach (Spinacia oleracea)
ALBUGO PLATENSIS
White Rust:
  • boerhavia (Boerhavia coccinea)
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Taxonomy

KINGDOM: Mycetae (fungi)
DIVISION: Eumycota (eumycetes)
SUBDIVISION: Mastigomycotina (produce zoospores)
CLASS: Oomycetes (The water molds, white rusts, and downy mildews)
ORDER: Peronosporales
FAMILY: Albuginaceae (the white rusts)

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Characteristics

Conidia of this fungus are borne in white blister-like sori beneath the raised host epidermis, which eventually ruptures. Its conidiophores are short and club-shaped containing globose condia in chains. Oospores can be found embedded in old lesions. The surface markings (tuberculate, ridged, or reticulate) of these oospores are used to distinguish between different species (Streets, 1982).

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Disease Types

Albugo spp. are obligate parasites that cause white rust and staghead of Brassicaceae, Convolvulaceae, and others (Agrios, 1988; Farr et al., 1989). Albugo spp. are members of the oomycetes that affect only or primarily the aboveground tissues of their hosts, in particular the leaves, young stems, and fruits (Streets, 1982).

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Management

No information is available for this section at the moment, please check future Knowledge Master Versions.

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References

Agrios, G.N. 1988. Plant Pathology, 3rd edition. Academic Press, Inc: San Diego. 803 pp.

Farr, , D.F., G.F. Bills, G.P. Chamuris, and A.Y. Rossman. 1989. Fungi on Plants and Plant Products in the United States. APS PRESS: St. Paul, Minnesota. 1252 pp.

Raabe, Robert D., Ibra L. Conners, and Albert P. Martinez. 1981. Checklist of Plant Diseases in Hawaii. Hawaii Institute of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawaii (Information Text Series 022).

Streets, R.B. 1982. The Diagnosis of Plant Diseases: a field and laboratory manual emphasizing the most practical methods for rapid identification. The University of Arizona Press: Tucson, Arizona.

JUNE 1994

1-ALBUGO

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