EPPO Global Database

Plectosphaerella melonis(ACRECU)

Distribution details in China

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2015: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2013
Comments
First found in May 2013 in melon (Cucumis melo var. chinensis cv. 'Pangalo') in commercial greenhouses in Xinmin City. Also found in Fuxin and Shenyang Cities (Liaoning province).
References
* Xu J, Qin PW, Xu XD, Hu L, Wang LJ, Jiang Y, Cao YY (2015) First report of melon collapse caused by Acremonium cucurbitacearum in China. Plant Disease 99(8) p 1184.
------- First record in Liaoning province.