EPPO Global Database

Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. dieffenbachiae(XANTDF)

Distribution details in Reunion

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2002: Present, few occurrences
First recorded in: 1997
From CABI Disease map 698 (2013): Present, no details
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2001/040) : first observed in 1997, spread until 1999, when 114 isolates were collected from 3 main locations. Containment and eradication measures are in place.

EPPO Reporting Service (2002/131) : not yet eradicated, but only at 2 production sites and in a few private gardens.
References
* Jeuffrault, E.; Soustrade, I.; Laurent, P.; Gagnevin, L.; Henry, G. (2002) Dépérissement de l’anthurium dû à Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. dieffenbachiae. Bilan de trois ans de lutte à la Réunion : vigilance ! Phytoma – La Défense des Végétaux n° 551, 46-48.

* Soustrade, I.; Gagnevin, L.; Roumagnac, P.; Gambin, O.; Guillaumin, D.; Jeuffrault, E. (2000) First report of Anthurium blight caused by Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. dieffenbachiae in Reunion Island. Plant Disease, 84(12), p 1343.