EPPO Global Database

Melampsora medusae(MELMME)

Distribution details in Australia (New South Wales)

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 1994: Present, no details
From CABI Disease map 547 (1991): Present, no details
References
* Gibson, I. A. S.; Waller, J. M. (1972) PANS 18 (3), 336-337.
------- On Populus deltoides.

* Grossbechler, F. (1978) Australian Parks and Recreation February, pp. 19-20.
------- A rust survey of ornamental poplar clones in Canberra was carried out following severe outbreaks during 1972-74. Populus tremula, P. tremuloides and P. tremula pendula were resistant.

* Palmberg, C. (1978) Third World Consultation on Forest Tree Breeding. Session 2. Advances in species and provenance selection [edited by Brown, A.G.; Palmberg, C.M.], pp. 223-232. CSIRO, Canberra, Australia.

* Sharma, I. K.; Heather, W. A. (1981) Indian Phytopathology 34 (3), 395-397.
------- Canberra and Tumut areas.

* Walker, J.; Hartigan, D. (1972) Australian Plant Pathology Society Newsletter 1 (1), 3.
------- A severe outbreak of M. medusae is reported on Populus deltoides in NSW. This is the first record for Australia.