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SINCE 1950, epidemics have been reported of a rust disease of maize due to Puccinia polysora Underw. which is new to West Africa1. The identity of this rust has been confirmed by Stanton and Cammack2 by the discovery of the teleutospore phase in Nigeria which agrees with the description by Cummins3.
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STANTON, W., CAMMACK, R. Resistance to the Maize Rust, Puccinia polysora Underw.. Nature 172, 505–506 (1953). https://doi.org/10.1038/172505b0
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