EPPO Global Database

Moniliophthora perniciosa(CRNPPE)

Hosts

Important note about the classification of host plants in GD:
Categories have been assigned by the EPPO Secretariat on the basis of available data at the time of entry. They correspond to a qualitative evaluation of the importance of the host plant for the pest concerned and remain indicative only.
Further explanation of categories is available in the guide.
Organism Type
Theobroma cacao (THOCA) Major host
* Sousa Filho HR, de Jesus RM, Bezerra MA, Santana GM, de Santana RO (2021) History, dissemination, and field control strategies of cocoa witches’ broom. Plant Pathology 70(9), 1971-1978.
Solanum lycocarpum (SOLLY) Wild/Weed
Solanum paniculatum (SOLPA) Wild/Weed
Solanum stipulaceum (SOLTI) Wild/Weed
Arrabidaea (1ABDG) Host
* Sousa Filho HR, de Jesus RM, Bezerra MA, Santana GM, de Santana RO (2021) History, dissemination, and field control strategies of cocoa witches’ broom. Plant Pathology 70(9), 1971-1978.
Capsicum annuum (CPSAN) Host
Herrania sp. (HRASS) Host
Solanum aethiopicum (SOLAE) Host
Solanum lycopersicum (LYPES) Host
Solanum melongena (SOLME) Host