EPPO Global Database

Melampsoridium hiratsukanum(MELDHI)

Distribution details in Japan

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2011: Present, no details
Comments
First described in Japan on Manchurian alder (Alnus hirsuta) near Sapporo (Hokkaido).
References
* Lilja A, Rytkönen, Hantula J, Müller M, Parikka P, Kurkela T (2011) Introduced pathogens found on ornamentals, strawberry and trees in Finland over the past 20 years. Agricultural and Food Science 20, 74-85.

* Tykhonenko YY (2011) First record of the rust fungus Melampsoridium hiratsukanum S. Ito in Ukraine. Ukrainian Botanical Journal 68(1), 129-132.