Rust fungus, despite a name that would make homeowners think it would grow on iron, is a notorious nuisance when it comes to lawns. This fungal disease, primarily caused by the fungi in the genus ...

“It's funny, because in graduate school, I had some colleagues that studied rust fungi, which are obligate on their host. They're very specialized, and they're really hard to work with,” said Kasson. ...

We already knew from previous studies that plant pathogenic rust fungi are beneficial to herbivorous insects. Now we were interested in an endophytic fungus whose role in poplar-insect ...

We already knew from previous studies that plant pathogenic rust fungi are beneficial to herbivorous insects. Now we were interested in an endophytic fungus whose role in poplar-insect ...

Fungicides, a completely different type of rust control, have also been known to select for other fungicide-resistant fungi, some of which are opportunistic fungal pathogens of animals ...