EPPO Global Database

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

Distribution details in Mozambique

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2023: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2013
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present, only in some areas (2013-08)
Comments
First recorded in 1 export plantation in Northern Mozambique in 2013, and in 2014 200 km away.

EPPO Reporting Service (2023/103) : present in 13 locations, both close to, and up to 210 km away from the initial outbreaks.
References
* IPPC website. Official Pest Reports – Mozambique. New banana disease found in Mozambique (Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense Tropical race 4 (2013-09-01). https://www.ippc.int/index.php

* Viljoen A, Mostert D, Chiconela T, Beukes I, Fraser C, Dwyer J, Murray H, Amisse J, Matabuana EL, Tazan G, Amugoli OM (2021) Occurrence and spread of the banana fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense TR4 in Mozambique. South African Journal of Science 116(11-12), 1-11. http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2020/8608

* van Westerhoven AC, Meijer HJ, Houdijk J, Martínez de la Parte E, Matabuana EL, Seidl MF, Kema GH (2023) Dissemination of Fusarium wilt of banana in Mozambique caused by Fusarium odoratissimum Tropical Race 4. Plant Disease 107(3), 628-632. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-07-22-1576-SC