EPPO Global Database

Pucciniastrum minimum(THEKMI)

Distribution details in New Zealand

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2019: Present, no details
First recorded in: 2004
From CABI Disease map 1208 (2022): Present, no details
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2019/223) : the causal agent of rust on blueberries was initially considered to be Naohidemyces vacciniorum in 2004 but it was later determined by molecular and morphological analyses as Pucciniastrum minimum (=Thekopsora minima - EPPO A2 List)
References
* Padamsee M, McKenzie EHC (2019) Pucciniastrum minimum is the causal agent of rust on blueberries in New Zealand. Australasian Plant Disease Notes 14, 27. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13314-019-0358-1