EPPO Global Database

Phakopsora pachyrhizi(PHAKPA)

Distribution details in Costa Rica

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2015: Present, restricted distribution
From CABI Disease map 504 (2015): Present, restricted distribution
Comments
Symptoms were observed in soybean plants in December 2012 and January 2013 in La Garita (Alajuela).
References
* Esker P, Allen T, Stone C, Frederick R (2015) First report of Phakopsora pachyrhizi on soybean in Costa Rica. Plant Disease 99(3), p 148.
------- First confirmed report.