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Soybean rust
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<p>Soybean rust is a disease that affects <a href="/facts/Soybean/reNwxvo2">soybeans</a> and other <a href="/facts/Legume/x6s6gVHY">legumes</a>. It is caused by two types of <a href="/facts/Fungus/BHo5DP59">fungi</a>, <i><a href="/facts/Phakopsora_pachyrhizi/ycHlru6U">Phakopsora pachyrhizi</a></i>, commonly known as Asian soybean rust, and <i>Phakopsora meibomiae</i>, commonly known as New World soybean rust. <i>P. meibomiae</i> is the weaker <a href="/facts/Pathogen/axMXtV1M">pathogen</a> of the two and generally does not cause widespread problems. The disease has been reported across <a href="/facts/Asia/4IToYrrQ">Asia</a>, <a href="/facts/Australia/qLHpbppq">Australia</a>, <a href="/facts/Africa/XkqQUP9s">Africa</a>, South America and the United States. </p>