EPPO Global Database

Puccinia pelargonii-zonalis(PUCCPZ)

Distribution details in Korea, Republic

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2018: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2017
Comments
Symptoms were first observed in November/December 2017 on geranium plants in the botanical garden of Paju (Gyeonggi province).
References
* Aktaruzzamam M, Afroz T, Kim BS, Shin HD (2018) Occurrence of geranium rust caused by Puccinia pelargonii-zonalis in Korea. Plant Disease 102(12), p 2652.