Occurrence of Puccinia malvacearum Mont. on the territory of South Bačka

Abstract

Puccinia malvacearum Mont. is an economically important pathogen of mallow (Althaea officinalis L.) and marsh mallow (Malva sylvestris L.). Until recently, it was present only in Central Serbia and Banat. In recent years, a tendency to increase the area for the cultivation of medicinal plants in Vojvodina has been present, stressing the importance of monitoring the presence of significant pathogens. In this study, P. malvacearum has been identified on Malva silvestris and Alcea rosea on the territory of South Bačka. This is the first time the presence of P. malvacearum on Alcea rosea has been reported in Serbia. This is also the first time the presence of P. malvacearum has been recorded in Bačka.

Puccinia malvacearum Mont. je ekonomski značajan patogen belog (Althaea officinalis L.) i crnog sleza (Malva silvestris L.) i do sada je registrovan na više lokaliteta Centralne Srbije i Banata. Poslednjih godina postoji tendenca povećanja površina za gajenje lekovitog bilja u Vojvodini te je praćenje prisustva ekonomski značajnih patogena od posebnog značaja za obezbeđenje mera zaštite lekovitog bilja. U ovom radu P. malvacearum je registrovana na Malva silvestris i Alcea rosea na teritoriji Bačke. Ovo je prvi nalaz prisustva P. malvacearum na predstavnicima roda Alcea u Srbiji. S obzirom da P. malvacearum do sada nije registrovana na teritoriji Bačke ovaj rad predstavlja doprinos praćenju distribucije ovog patogena.