EPPO Global Database

Teratosphaeria zuluensis(CONIZU)

Distribution details in Zambia

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2014: Present, no details
References
* Chungu D, Miumba-Kankolongo A, Wingfield MJ, Roux J (2010) Plantation forestry diseases in Zambia: Contributing factors and management options. Annals of Forest Science 67(8). http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/forest/2010039
------- Stem canker of eucalyptus occurs in Zambia but it is not confirmed whether T. zuluensis or T. gauchensis occurs.

* Chungu D, Muimba-Kankolongo A, Wingfield MJ, Roux J (2010) Identification of fungal pathogens occurring in eucalypt and pine plantations in Zambia by comparing DNA sequences. Forestry 83, 507–515.

* Silva MRC, Diogo E, Bragança H, Machado H, Phillips AJL (2014) Teratosphaeria gauchensis associated with trunk, stem and foliar lesions of Eucalyptus globulus in Portugal. Forest Pathology doi: 10.1111/efp.12160
------- The pathogen present in Zambia is T. zuluensis.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Malawi Present, no details view...
Mozambique Absent, unreliable record view...