1. Crops were also hurt by infestations of Asian rust fungus in the region. 2. The rust fungus " Gymnosporangium cornutum " produces leaf galls. 3. This is the only rust fungus that infects tomatoes. 4. At least one subspecies is commonly infected with the white rust fungus " Albugo canadensis ". 5. It has been demonstrated that development of the rust fungus is closely synchronized with Pinus Sylvestris. 6. Like the rust fungus , they were collected from the star thistle's native turf in Europe and Asia, he said. 7. This rust fungus is specific to " E . macrocephalum " and would therefore be ideal as a biological control. 8. Multiple types of translocation wheat lines that possess resistance to multiple different races of stripe rust fungus have been found. 9. Rust fungus -- Puccinia jaceae-- was sprayed on a square-meter test plot in April on a private ranch south of Ukiah.10. "Puccinia coronata avenae " is the variation of crown rust fungus which infects oat plants ( " Avena sativa " ).