Disease on crop
fungalOrange Rust on black raspberry
Arthuriomyces peckianus
Systemic fungal disease that permanently infects black raspberries and blackberries (not red raspberry); infected plants must be removed entirely.
- Disease
- Orange Rust
- Pathogen type
- Fungal
- Crop
- Black Raspberry
- Scientific name
- Arthuriomyces peckianus
Orange Rust on black raspberry
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Symptoms on black raspberry
- ▸ Bright orange powdery spores on leaf undersides in spring
- ▸ Spindly weak shoots with chlorotic foliage
- ▸ Reduced or no fruit
IPM controls
- ✓ Dig out and destroy entire infected plants including roots (no cure)
- ✓ Inspect new growth in spring before spores release
- ✓ Plant clean certified stock
- ✓ Maintain wide spacing between plantings to slow spread
Other crops affected by orange rust
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