EPPO Distribution List for Phaeoisariopsis griseola
Due to the new records in Burundi, Rwanda, Swaziland (EPPO RS 95/189) and detailed information provided by several countries during the validation of geographical data for quarantine pests, the geographical distribution of Phaeoisariopsis griseola can be modified as follows.
EPPO Distribution List: Phaeoisariopsis griseola
Angular leaf spot is primarily a disease of the tropics and subtropics, where it is widespread in Phaseolus bean-producing areas. The CMI distribution map (1986) gives many European countries where the pathogen has been reported. However, according to EPPO's direct information from the countries concerned, the pathogen does not now occur in most of these countries, never having become established.
EPPO region: Austria (few reports), Bulgaria (locally), France (locally), Greece, Hungary (few reports), Poland (unconfirmed), Romania, Russia (locally), Turkey (few reports) and Yugoslavia (locally). Found in the past but not established in Ireland, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland.
Asia: Armenia, Bhutan, China, Georgia, India (unconfirmed), Indonesia, Iran, Israel (found but did not establish), Japan, Korea Democratic People's Republic, Korea Republic, Laos, Malaysia (few reports), Nepal, Philippines, Taiwan (few reports), Thailand, Turkey (few reports).
Africa: Angola, Burundi, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nigeria, Réunion, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, St. Helena, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
North America: Mexico (unconfirmed), USA (locally).
Central America and Caribbean: Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago.
South America: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela.
Oceania: Australia (New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, Norfolk Island), Fiji, New Caledonia, New Zealand (few reports), Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands.
This distribution list replaces all previous published EPPO Distribution Lists on Phaeoisariopsis griseola!
Sources
EPPO Secretariat, 1995-08.