EPPO Global Database

Claviceps africana(CLAVAF)

Distribution details in India

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 1999: Present, restricted distribution
From CABI Disease map 715 (2006): Present, no details
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (1999/097) : isolates of sorghum ergot, previously thought to be Claviceps sorghi, have been found to be C. africana
References
* Bogo, A.; Mantle, P.G. (1999) Claviceps africana discovered in India. Plant Disease, 83(1), p 79.