Sugarcane Rust, a Newly Important Disease. L. H. Purdy, University of Florida, Gainesville. Lii-Jang Liu, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez and J. L. Dean, ARS, USDA, Sugarcane Field Station, Canal Point, FL. Plant Dis. 67:1292. This article is in the public domain and not copyrightable. It may be freely reprinted with customary crediting of the source. The American Phytopathological Society, 1983. DOI: 10.1094/PD-67-1292.