Melampsoridium hiratsukanum(MELDHI)
Distribution details in United Kingdom
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2013: Present, no details
The occurrence of M. hiratsukanum in the UK has been confirmed by using molecular tools in 2012, but its presence has been suspected since October 2000 on the basis of its morphological characteristics.
According to Fera (2013), numerous records in the UK on alder, with nearly 200 records in Wales, 2 records on Betula pubescens and further records throughout England; but no records on Larix spp.
According to Fera (2013), numerous records in the UK on alder, with nearly 200 records in Wales, 2 records on Betula pubescens and further records throughout England; but no records on Larix spp.
* Hantula J, Stringer RN, Lilja A, Kurkela T (2012) Alder rust, Melampsoridium hiratsukanum Ito, identified from Wales, UK and British Columbia, Canada. Forest Pathology 42, 348-350.
------- Confirms the occurrence of M. hiratsukanum in samples of Alnus incana and A. glutinosa collected from Wales.
* Hantula J, Kurkela T, Hendry S, Yamaguchi T (2009) Morphological measurements and ITS-sequences show that the new alder rust in Europe is conspecific to Melampsoridium hiratsukanum in East Asia. Mycologia 101, 622-631.
------- The isolates from Scotland belong to the Melampsoridium betulinum-like native rust.
* Fera (2013) Rapid PRA for Melampsoridium hiratsukanum by Charles Lane, Sharon Matthews Berry, Helen Anderson. http://www.fera.defra.gov.uk/plants/plantHealth/pestsDiseases/documents/melampsoridiumHiratsukaum.pdf
------- Confirms the occurrence of M. hiratsukanum in samples of Alnus incana and A. glutinosa collected from Wales.
* Hantula J, Kurkela T, Hendry S, Yamaguchi T (2009) Morphological measurements and ITS-sequences show that the new alder rust in Europe is conspecific to Melampsoridium hiratsukanum in East Asia. Mycologia 101, 622-631.
------- The isolates from Scotland belong to the Melampsoridium betulinum-like native rust.
* Fera (2013) Rapid PRA for Melampsoridium hiratsukanum by Charles Lane, Sharon Matthews Berry, Helen Anderson. http://www.fera.defra.gov.uk/plants/plantHealth/pestsDiseases/documents/melampsoridiumHiratsukaum.pdf