EPPO Global Database

Melampsora medusae(MELMME)

Distribution details in China

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2020: Present, restricted distribution
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2019/142) : found in Sichuan, Shaanxi, Henan.

EPPO Reporting Service (2021/185) : on Populus deltoides in Jiangsu and Hubei.
References
* Zheng W, Newcombe G, Hu D, Cao Z, Yu Z & Peng Z (2019) The first record of a North American poplar leaf rust fungus, Melampsora medusae, in China. Forests, 10(2), 182. https://doi.org/10.3390/f10020182
-------first record in Sichuan, Shaanxi, Henan.

* Zhou Y, Dai M, Dai X, Li S, Yi T, Li X (2020) Isolation and primary identification of leaf rust on black cottonwood (Populus deltoides) at the South of China. Molecular Pathogens 11 (2), 1-8.
------- in Jiangsu and Hubei.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
India Himachal Pradesh Present, no details view...
India Present, restricted distribution view...