Soybean rust
| Soybean rust | |
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| Soybean leaves infected with soybean rust, uredinia are visible | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Pucciniomycetes |
| Order: | Pucciniales |
| Family: | Phakopsoraceae |
| Genus: | Phakopsora |
| Groups included | |
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| Cladistically included but traditionally excluded taxa | |
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All other Phakopsora species | |
Soybean rust is a disease that affects soybeans and other legumes. It is caused by two types of fungi, Phakopsora pachyrhizi, commonly known as Asian soybean rust, and Phakopsora meibomiae, commonly known as New World soybean rust. P. meibomiae is the weaker pathogen of the two and generally does not cause widespread problems. The disease has been reported across Asia, Australia, Africa, South America and the United States.