Recent advances in the chemical control of cereal rust diseases

The eradication of plant disease after the organism is established in the host tissue only became a practical possibility with the discovery, in recent years, of fungicidal compounds with systemic action. In cereals, where the application of rust-specific compounds would seldom be justified, triazoles and morpholine derivatives now offer in addition to rust control, broad-spectrum fungicidal activity and a wide range of properties which make them suitable for low-volume spray or seed-dressing applications.