EPPO Global Database

Alternaria alternata f. sp. citri(ALTEAC)

Distribution details in Spain

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 1998: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 1998
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2001/050) : first found in 1998 in Citrus reticulata cv. Fortune in Valencia. In 1999, found in other citrus-growing areas, also on Minneola tangelos.
References
* Vicent, A.; Armengol, J.; Sales, R.; García-Jiménez, J. (2000) First report of Alternaria brown spot of citrus in Spain. Plant Disease, 84(9), p 1044.