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Current status and management of coffee leaf rust in Brazil

L. Zambolim

2016.1.25Tropical Plant Pathology

DOI: 10.1007/s40858-016-0065-9

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In Brazil, coffee leaf rust, a fungal disease caused by Hemileia vastatrix Berk, was first detected in Coffea arabica in January 1970 and continues to threaten coffee production with losses that range from 30 to 50 %.

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ZAMBOLIM, L. Current status and management of coffee leaf rust in Brazil. Tropical Plant Pathology, 2016, 41: 1–8.