EPPO Global Database

Plectosphaerella melonis(ACRECU)

Distribution details in United States of America (California)

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2004: Present, no details
From CABI Disease map 820 (2001): Present, no details
References
* Aegerter BJ, Gordon TR, Davis RM (2000) Occurrence and pathogenicity of fungi associated with melon root rot and vine decline in California. Plant Disease 84(3), 224-230.
------- Common in northern production areas.

* Alfaro-Garcia A, Armengol J, Bruton BD, Gams W, Garcia-Jimenez J, Martinez-Ferrer G (1996) The taxonomic position of the causal agent of Acremonium collapse of muskmelon. Mycologia 88(5), 804-808.

* Martínez-Culebras PV, Abad-Campos P, García-Jiménez J (2004) Molecular characterization and PCR detection of the melon pathogen Acremonium cucurbitacearum. European Journal of Plant Pathology 110(8), 801-809.