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Black (stem) rust of wheat is caused by
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Puccinia graminis
Black (stem) rust of wheat is caused by Puccinia graminis tritici, a fungus belonging to Sub-class-Teliomycetidae, OrderUredinales. It is a heteroecious species which completes its life cycle on two plants, ie, barberry (Berberis) plant and wheat (Triticum aestivum .
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