Albugo is a single genus, of family Albuginaceae, with about 40-50 species of biotrophic parasites of flowering plants which cause diseases known as white blisters or white rusts.
Albugo is derived from latin word that means White.
Its older name is Cystopus.
Albugo species an be identified based o...
Albugo is a single genus, of family Albuginaceae, with about 40-50 species of biotrophic parasites of flowering plants which cause diseases known as white blisters or white rusts.
Albugo is derived from latin word that means White.
Its older name is Cystopus.
Albugo species an be identified based on the host specificity, oospore ornamentation and conidial characteristics.