EPPO Global Database

Melampsoridium hiratsukanum(MELDHI)

Distribution details in United Kingdom (Scotland)

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2009: Absent, invalid record
References
* 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.