First report of Globodera rostochiensis in Uganda
Globodera rostochiensis (EPPO A2 List) has been found for the first time in Uganda. From November 2018 to April 2019, soil samples were collected from 124 potato (Solanum tuberosum) fields in areas neighbouring Kenya and Rwanda, both countries in which the nematode has been detected previously (EPPO RS 2015/129 and RS 2019/177 respectively). Cysts were found in 17 fields in the districts of Kapchorwa, Kween, Mbale (in the East) and in Kabale, Kisora and Rubanda (in South West). The identity of the nematode was confirmed using morphological and molecular tests.
The situation of Globodera rostochiensis in Uganda can be described as: Present, first found in 2019.
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Cortada L, Omagwa J, Kisitu J, Adhiambo M, Haukeland S, Mburu H, Orr J, Jones J, Wasukira A, Kisingiri JB, Tugume J, Birenge J, Okonya J, Coyne DL (2020) First report of potato cyst nematodes, Globodera rostochiensis (Wollenweber, 1923), infecting potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) in Uganda. Plant Disease. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-10-19-2110-PDN