EPPO Global Database

Pantoea stewartii subsp. stewartii(ERWIST)

Distribution details in Philippines

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2014: Present, no details
First recorded in: 2000s
Comments
Since the 2000s, a new disease 'jackfruit bronzing' disease has been occasionally reported on jackfruit in the Philippines. Then, P. stewartii was shown to be the causal agent.
References
* Gapasin RM, Garci RP, Advincula CT, de la Cruz CS, Borines LM (2014) Fruit bronzing: a new disease affecting jackfruit caused by (Smith) Mergaert Pantoea stewartii et al. Annals of Tropical Research 36(1), 17-31.
------- On jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus).