EPPO Global Database

Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense Tropical race 4(FUSAC4)

Distribution details in Jordan

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2014: Present, restricted distribution
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2014/170) : first report. TR 4 was confirmed in Jordan in 2014, although Fusarium wilt symptoms were first noticed in 2006.
References
* García-Bastidas N, Ordóñez F, Konkol J, Al-Qasim M, Naser Z, Abdelwali M, Salem N, Waalwijk C, Ploetz RC, Kema GHJ (2014) First report of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense tropical race 4 associated with Panama disease of banana outside Southeast Asia. Plant Disease 98(5), p 694.

* Pérez-Vicente L, Dita MA, Martínez de la Parte E (2014) Technical Manual – Prevention and diagnostic of Fusarium wilt (Panama disease) of banana caused by Fusarium oxysporum sp. cubense tropical race 4 (TR4) prepared for the Regional FAO Workshop on the ‘Diagnosis of Fusarium wilt (Panama disease) caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense tropical race 4: Mitigating the threat and preventing its spread in the Caribbean. FAO, Rome, 74 pp.

* Ploetz R, Freeman S, Konkol J, Al-Abed A, Naser Z, Shalan K, Barakat R, Israeli Y (2015) Tropical race 4 of Panama disease in the Middle East. Phytoparasitica 43(3), 283-293.
------- TR4 found Jordan, Lebanon, and Oman.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Israel Transient view...