EPPO Global Database

Phakopsora pachyrhizi(PHAKPA)

Distribution details in Malawi

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2015: Present, no details
First recorded in: 2014
From CABI Disease map 504 (2015): Present, no details
Comments
Symptoms might have been already present in 2008, but the presence of the disease was confirmed in May 2014.
References
* Murithi HM, Beed FD, Soko MM, Haudenshield JS, Hartman GI (2015) First report of Phakopsora pachyrhizi causing rust on soybean in Malawi. Plant Disease 99(3), p 420.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Mozambique Present, no details view...
Tanzania Present, no details view...
Zambia Present, no details view...