Pear rust in Belarus because of fungus Gymnosporangium sabinae (Dicks.) G. Winter invasion
Journal: Experimental Biology and Biotechnology
Year: 2022

Pear rust in Belarus was first registered in 2007, and after 12 years the disease acquired the character of epiphytosis. A map of the distribution of pear rust in the republic has been compiled. The symptoms of damage to pear and juniper, spores of the causative agent (fungus Gymnosporangium sabinae (Dicks.) G. Winter) are described and illustrated. It has been shown that aecio- and teliospores overwintered in the shoots do not germinate in the next growing season. The teliospores of the current