Plant parts affected

Leaves

Initial diagnosis:

Reddish-orange oval fruiting bodies (uredinia) on the leaf surface.

Symptoms:

Leaf rust pustules form on infected wheat and are small (.04-.08 mm in length), Pustules can be either scattered or clustered.

Damage type:

Losses due to leaf rust are caused by a reduced number of kernels per head, reduced size of kernels, lowered test weights, and reduced protein content of the grain.