Stem rust fungus. Different from most fungi, the rust variations have five spore stages and alternate between two hosts. Wheat is the primary host, and barberry is the alternate host. There are multiple pathotypes (including QCC and MCC) affecting barley, within "forma specialis tritici". The stem rust fungus attacks the parts of the plant that are above ground. Spores that land on green wheat plants form a pustule that invades the outer layers of the stalk. Infected plants produce fewer tillers and set fewer seed, and in cases of severe infection the plant may die. Infection can reduce what is an apparently
Richard Rust three children, Dorinda, Rachel, and Richard. Rust had a multitude of hobbies, including readings about religion and mysticism, oil paintings, sailing, music, and water skiing. Married to his third wife, Rust died at the age of 56 in Los Angeles, of a heart attack. Richard Rust Richard Rust (July 13, 1938 – November 9, 1994) was an American actor of stage, television, and film born in Boston, probably best remembered for his role as a young lawyer in NBC's "Sam Benedict" series (1962-1963). Rust's mother died when he was five, and his father was an officer in the United States