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Synchitrium psophocarpi, false rust

March 2005. A farmer from the highlands of Papua New Guinea sent photo of wing beans with an unusual condition. The farmer grows vegetables using organic methods, no fertilizers or chemical sprays. He was concenred that the disease might spread.

The symptoms on the leaves were recognised as “false rust” Synchitrium psophocarpi.