EPPO Global Database

EPPO Reporting Service no. 10 - 2006 Num. article: 2006/204

First report of Cylindrocladium buxicola in Germany


During summer 2004 and 2005, symptoms of dark brown, coalescing spots were observed on Buxus sempervirens leaves in northwest Germany. The causal agent was identified as being Cylindrocladium buxicola (EPPO Alert List). This is the first report of C. buxicola in Germany.

Sources

Brand T (2005) [Occurrence of Cylindrocladium buxicola B. Henricot on boxwood in Northwest-Germany.]. Nachrichtenblatt des Deutschen Pflanzenschutzdienstes 12, 237-240 (in German).