EPPO Global Database

Puccinia kuehnii(PUCCKU)

Distribution details in Brazil

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2012: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2009
From CABI Disease map 215 (2015): Present, restricted distribution
Comments
First found in 2009 on sugarcane in Sao Paulo state. It then spread to the states of Goias, Espirito Santo, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Parana, Rio de Janeiro and Rio Grande do Norte.
References
* Cruz MM, Monteiro JHA, Barbosa GVS (2012) [(First report of sugar cane orange rust (Puccinia kuehnii) northeastern Brazil]. Tropical Plant Pathology 38(suppl.), p 169.
------- Rio Grande do Norte (also in Espírito Santo, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro)

* IPPC website. Official Pest Reports – Brazil. Pest Notification – Sugar Cane Orange Rust - January 5th 2010 (2010-01-11). https://www.ippc.int/index.php
------- First report in the state of Sao Paulo.

* ProMed posting (no. 20100122.0247) of 2010-01-22. Orange rust, sugarcane - Brazil: (Sao Paulo) first report. http://www.promedmail.org
------- First report in the state of Sao Paulo.

* ProMed posting (no. 20100401.1041) of 2010-04-01. Orange rust, sugarcane - Brazil: (02) spread. http://www.promedmail.org
------- Spread to the states of Espirito Santo, Minas Gerais, Parana and Mato Grosso do Sul.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Argentina Present, no details view...
Colombia Present, restricted distribution view...
Guyana Present, restricted distribution view...