Rust

Lesions on lower surface of leaflets

General Information: caused by Uromyces ciceris-arietini. Cool and moist weather favors rust buildup.     Symptoms : Appears first mainly on the leaves as small, round or oval, cinnamon brown, powdery pustules . These pustules tend to coalesce. Sometimes a ring of small pustules can be seen around larger pustules, which occur on both leaf surfaces but more frequently on the lower one. Occasionally pustules can be seen on stems. Severely infected crop looks rusty because the foliage is coated with rust pustules. Plants may dry up prematurely.    Control : A minor disease and does not require any specific control measure.