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Diseases

Leek Rust

Allium porrum L.

A fungal disease of leek caused by the autoecious pathogen Puccinia allii. It manifests as the formation of orange and subsequently dark pustules on the leaves, leading to their premature desiccation and a reduction in the market quality of the produce.

In the reference 52 varieties crop Leek, where this is mentioned in the description.

The causal agent of leek rust is the fungus Puccinia allii (DC.) Rud. (synonym P. porri (Sow.) Wint.). This is an autoecious pathogen that completes its entire life cycle on a single host plant. Disease development begins with the appearance of chlorotic spots, which then transform into raised orange or rust-yellow pustules. As spores mature during the telial stage, the pustules darken, turning brown or black.

Severe leaf infection leads to yellowing and senescence, which significantly reduces the plant mass and the commercial value of the produce. The pathogen exhibits genetic specialization to various members of the genus Allium. A clear system of pathogen races for leek has not been standardized, nor has a nomenclature for resistance genes.

In leek breeding programs, marked resistance genes are not utilized. Instead, plants exhibit quantitative polygenic resistance. In the practice of variety evaluation, breeders rely on indicators of field resistance or tolerance to local pathogen isolates.

General information about the subject — on the page Rust.

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Varieties of Leek mentioned in the description

Selection based on the description text, not on official evaluation: these data are absent from registers. For specific variety details, please refer to its profile.

Porvite

Active

Allium porrum L. · Leek

Hazera Seeds B.V.

CZ NL PL
3 records

Pandora

Active

Allium porrum L. · Leek

BEJO ZADEN

NL PL
3 records

Aratus

Active

Allium porrum L. · Leek

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

NL
3 records

Ascot

Active

Allium porrum L. · Leek

TOZER SEEDS LTD

NL
3 records

SV3225ZL

Active

Allium porrum L. · Leek

VEGETABLE MONSANTO B.V.

NL
3 records

Belton

Active

Allium porrum L. · Leek

NAPOLEONSWEG 152

NL
3 records

SV3274ZL

Active

Allium porrum L. · Leek

VEGETABLE MONSANTO B.V.

NL
3 records

Sastruga

Active

Allium porrum L. · Leek

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

NL
3 records

Bartek

Active

Allium porrum L. · Leek

PLANTICO HODOWLA I NASIENNICTWO OGRODNICZE ZIELONKI SP. Z O.O.

PL
3 records

Maxim

Active

Allium porrum L. · Leek

Graines Gautier SA (FR)

FR
2 records

Gladius

Active

Allium porrum L. · Leek

Poul Erik Olgaard \Henry Damm Hansen

PL
2 records

Baca

Active

Allium porrum L. · Leek

PLANTICO HODOWLA I NASIENNICTWO OGRODNICZE ZIELONKI SP. Z O.O.

PL
2 records

Mammatus

Active

Allium porrum L. · Leek

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

NL
2 records

Fractus

Active

Allium porrum L. · Leek

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

NL
2 records

Janosik

Active

Allium porrum L. · Leek

PLANTICO HODOWLA I NASIENNICTWO OGRODNICZE ZIELONKI SP. Z O.O.

PL
2 records

Porilux

Active

Allium porrum L. · Leek

Hazera Seeds B.V.

NL UA
2 records

Zermatt

Active

Allium porrum L. · Leek

A L TOZER LTD

NL
2 records

Allium porrum L. · Leek

L. Ivanov, Y. Todorov, M. Ivanova

BG
3 records

Allium porrum L. · Leek

DE
2 records

Sprintan

Terminated

Allium porrum L. · Leek

NL
2 records

Walton

Terminated

Allium porrum L. · Leek

NL
2 records

Dzhamper F1

Terminated

Allium porrum L. · Leek

Ger Beemsterboer

UA
1 record

De Verrières

Terminated

Allium porrum L. · Leek

Vilmorin SA (FR)

FR
1 record