EPPO Global Database

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

Distribution details in Peru

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2023: Present, few occurrences
First recorded in: 2021
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present: only in some areas, subject to official control (2021-04)
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2021/074) : first reported in April 2021, in a banana plot of 0.5 ha in the Querecotillo district (province of Sullana, department of Piura). All infected plants have been destroyed and official phytosanitary measures have been taken.
References
* Acuña R, Rouard M, Leiva AM, Marques C, Olortegui JA, Ureta C, Cabrera-Pintado RM, Rojas JC, Lopez-Alvarez D, Cenci A, Cuellar WJ (2022) First report of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense tropical race 4 causing Fusarium wilt in Cavendish Bananas in Peru. Plant Disease 106(8), 2268. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-09-21-1951-PDN

* IPPC website. Official Pest Reports – Peru (PER-01/1 of 2021-04-30) Detección de Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense Raza 4 Tropical - Foc R4T. https://www.ippc.int/fr/countries/peru/pestreports/2021/04/deteccion-de-fusarium-oxysporum-fsp-cubense-raza-4-tropical-foc-r4t/

* Martínez G, Olivares BO, Rey JC, Rojas J, Cardenas J, Muentes C, Dawson C (2023) The advance of fusarium wilt tropical race 4 in Musaceae of Latin America and the Caribbean: Current situation. Pathogens 12(2), 277. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12020277

* SENASA (2021-04-12) SENASA confirma brote de Fusarium Raza 4 Tropical en Piura. https://www.gob.pe/institucion/senasa/noticias/429832-senasa-confirma-brote-de-fusarium-raza-4-tropical-en-piura
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Colombia Present, restricted distribution view...