EPPO Global Database

Peronospora manshurica(PEROMA)

Distribution details in New Zealand

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2023: Absent, pest eradicated
From CABI Disease map 268 (1995): Present, no details
Comments
In the late summer and autumn 1968 some soybean crops in Waikato and Canterbury were found to be infected by Peronospora manshurica. These crops had been produced from seed imported from the USA. Affected crops were destroyed and the fungus was not found again. Eradicated.
References
* Biota of New Zealand. https://biotanz.landcareresearch.co.nz/scientific-names/1cb19697-36b9-11d5-9548-00d0592d548c (last accessed 2023-09).

* Correspondance with New Zealand Mission to the EU (2023-09).