Rusty Fungus

[smokegarden]

Hey all I have rust fungus and my girl is weeks away from harvest maybe days wich spray does anyone recommend what are the experience and results I'm either going to use Bayer advanced or daconil or a sulfur spray that's the only things I can find local right now oh and some copper spray. I'm going to go get something in the next couple hours. If anyone can help would be great I'll post pics later I know it's rust fungus so can we concentrate on that problem

 

[smokegarden]

 

[The Germinator]

Found a post I thought I'd share with anyone who's interested.
What Is Rust Fungus?
Rusts are plant diseases caused by pathogenic fungi of the order Pucciniales(previously also known as Uredinales). About 7800 species are known. Rusts can affect a variety of plants; leaves, stems, fruits and seeds. Rust is most commonly seen as coloured powder, composed off tiny aeciospores which land on vegetation producing pustules, or uredia, that form on the lower surfaces.

How Does It Spread Infection?
The main cause for Rust is night time temperatures being too cold with a high humidity.
Rust fungus produce asexual spores which are spread like wildfire by water, wind or bugs. Pathogenic fungi are biotrophs meaning they take the nutrients they need directly from the plants cell tissue. Once the spores settle on a plant hydrophobic interactions are formed on the plants cell surface through a process that isn't fully understood yet the Rust fungus produces a sticky like substances which attaches the spore to the plant. Once attached to a host plant the Rust fungus spores germinate by growing a "germ tube" eventually reaching a stoma, once inside the hyphae tips flatten out to lock into cell walls. A "peg" then grows into the plants mesophyll cells its creates specialised tips "Haustorium", they spread around cells without affecting the membranes. The plants membranes invaginate around the haustorial forming a open space. Iron & phosphrous rich neck bands connect the plant and fungi known as apoplast which prevent nutrients from reaching the plants cells, its grows until its produces new spores which is repeated every 10-14 days.

Prevention.
Currently there are 2 or 3 types of Pathogenic fungi which are resistant to sterilization. (Bleach washes, Sulphur Candles, Soapy washes etc.). One of the best preventions you can take in your grow room is to have proper temperature, ventilation and always disinfect your room after every grow. Spraying plants 1 or 2 a week with some kind of fungicide (I prefer Sulphur based) is also great since it reduces the changes of spore germination.

Cure
Its extremely hard to get rid of once you got it most fungicides with help slow it down but not kill it completely. At this time the only way to cure a plant once Rust fungi has gotten hold is with Systemic fungicide which runs through the plants cells killing any fungi it comes into contact with, which also can be bad since it will kill helpful fungi as well. Any infected plant material should be burnt or put in a garbage bin outside of the home as composting and leaving it a normal garbage will just spread the infection more.

If you think you noticed Rust fungi act right away because the more time it has to establish the harder it is to get rid of!

Thanks for reading!
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[smokegarden]

Sucks I read a couple people used systemic stuff and it worked we will see I'm spraying daconil on it and see what happens

 

[EricGreenery]

Hi,

How did this rust start out? Was it fast spreading or slowly attacking parts of the plant?

 

[EricGreenery]

Also I read somewhere that the upper leaves appearing "glossy, shiny" is a tell-tale sign of pests. Have you looked your plants over for bugs?

 

[smokegarden]

Yeah over the course of 3 nights I let the humidity stay around 68 and temps of around 60 highest 63. It looked like an old rusted plant. The growth came to a screeching halt. The main reason I'm keeping it instead of junking it is to make 100% this is the case. PS my other plant just started getting it as I harvested. I left some of the leaves with fungus on the finished buds. when i hung them it turned to rot quickly. I got buds all cleaned up. They will be ok but that's why I spent all night trying to figure out what it was then I put the post asking what people's experience with it is.

 

[smokegarden]

Update false alarm

 

[Cannoisseuras]

It wasnt rust?

anything that occurs in nature cannot be unnatural!
The Birth & Evolution Of A Dragon

Unknown Strain From Seed - First Time Grow

 

[The Germinator]

Update false alarm

What was it?

 

[smokegarden]

I think I had a lock out I've been feeding only water and every other day just add cal mag I water 2 times a day