Puccinia kuehnii(PUCCKU)
Distribution details in South Africa
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2023: Present, no details
First recorded in: 2022
First recorded in: 2022
1990: According to CABI, the report is unreliable and probably based on confusion with Puccinia melanocephala.
2023: first report in 2022 North Coast area of KwaZulu-Natal after being detected periodically on a spore trap in Komatipoort, Mpumalanga, since 2016.
2023: first report in 2022 North Coast area of KwaZulu-Natal after being detected periodically on a spore trap in Komatipoort, Mpumalanga, since 2016.
* McFarlane SA, Kistan CJ, Naude A, Koch AC, Rutherford RS (2023) First report of orange rust caused by Puccinia kuehnii on sugarcane in South Africa. Plant Disease 107(3), 953. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-05-22-1125-PDN