Pucciniastrum minimum(THEKMI)
Distribution details in South Africa
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2010: Present, no details
First recorded in: 2006
First recorded in: 2006
Leaf rust symptoms were first observed in July 2006 in Porterville in the Western Cape. The disease was then also found in other localities (Villiersdorp, George).
* Mostert L, Bester W, Jensen T, Coertze S, van Hoorn A, Le Roux J, Retief E, Wood A, Aime MC (2010) First report of leaf rust of blueberry caused by Thekopsora minima on Vaccinium corymbosum in the Western Cape, South Africa. Plant Disease 94(4), 478–478.