EPPO Global Database

Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. canariensis(FUSACS)

Distribution details in United States of America

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2011: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 1976
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (1997/152) : first reported in 1976 in California and later in Florida.

The disease was then found in Louisiana, Nevada, South Carolina, and Texas.
References
* Anonymous (2010) Lethal palm disease found in New Orleans. Plant Health Progress (dated 2010-11-20). http://www.plantmanagementnetwork.org/pub/php/news/2010/PalmDisease/
------- Louisiana.

* Elliott ML, Honeycutt E, West J, Franklin P (2011) First report of fusarium wilt caused by Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. canariensis on Canary Island date palm in Texas and South Carolina. Plant Disease 95(3), p 358.
------- Nevada, South Carolina and Texas.

* Fernandez, D.; Plyler, T.R.; Kistler, H.C. (1997) The Phoenix spp. pathogens Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. albedinis and F. oxysporum f.sp. canariensis are distinct genetic entities as evidenced by molecular markers. Proceedings of the 10th Congress of the Mediterranean Phytopathological Union, 1997-06-01/05, Montpellier (FR), 195-197.

* Singh R, Castro A, Ferrin SM, Harris RS, Olson B (2011) First report fo Fusarium wilt of Canary island date palm caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. canariensis in Louisiana. Plant Disease 95(9), p 1192.
------- Louisiana.