EPPO Global Database

Puccinia kuehnii(PUCCKU)

Distribution details in Mexico

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2012: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2008
From CABI Disease map 215 (2015): Present, restricted distribution
Comments
First found in sugarcane in the sates of Chiapas, Quintana Roo and Veracruz.
References
* Flores RC, Loyo JR, Ojeda RA, Rangel OCA, Ceron FA, Marquez W, Guerra-Moreno AS, Hernandez-Ibarra HM, Gonzalez RE, Castlebury LA, Dixon LJ, Glynn NC, Comstock JC, Flynn J, Amador J (2009) First report of orange rust of sugarcane caused by Puccinia kuehnii in Mexico, El Salvador, and Panama. Plant Disease 93, p 1347.
------- First observed in July 2008.

* ProMed. http://www.promedmail.org
- posting (no. 20100426.1342) of 2010-04-26. Orange rust, sugarcane - Mexico: first report.
- posting (no. 20121029.1371682) of 2012-10-29. Orange rust, sugarcane - Mexico: (Tabasco).
------- Present of orange rust confirmed in several locations in the state of Tabasco, affected crops have been destroyed.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Guatemala Present, restricted distribution view...
United States of America Florida Present, widespread view...
United States of America Louisiana Present, few occurrences view...
United States of America Texas Present, no details view...
United States of America Present, restricted distribution view...