Plataforma de Flores y Hortalizas de Cochabamba (PLAFLHOR), Cochabamba, Bolivia
Research Article
Record of rust diseases of the Chrysanthemum, Gladiolus and Limonio in the Cochabamba Valley, Bolivia
Author(s): Coca Morante M* and Acosta Alcázar JC
Flower production is an important economic activity in the Cochabamba Valley, Bolivia. Species and varieties of
Roses (Rosa sp-), Chrysanthemums (Chrysantemum sp.), Carnations (Dianthus carophyllus), Gladiolus (Gladiolus
communis), Saticias (Limonium sp.), Liliums (Liliums sp.,) etc. are grown. Rusts affect a variety of crops, including
flowers. The aim of this study, was identify the rust diseases that is affecting to three important flower species. Stems
and leaves of samples with characteristic rust symptoms of smallholder farmer parcels were collected between 2016
and 2018 of the Chrysantemum grandiflorum, G. communis and Limonium sp. Based on morphometric studies the causal
agent of rust diseases was identify as the first record to Puccinia horiana on chrysanthemum, Uromyces trans.. View more»