Fusarium foetens(FUSAFO)
Distribution details in Australia (Western Australia)
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2011: Absent, unreliable record
Two isolates of Fusarium foetens were recovered from soil in Cape Arid National Park. The identity of the fungus was confirmed by morphological and molecular methods. However, it has not been reported since then in association with diseased plants, more information would be needed to better understand its situation in Australia.
* Summerell BA, Leslie JF, Liew EC, Laurence MH, Bullock S, Petrovic T, Bentley AR, Howard CG, Peterson SA, Walsh JL & Burgess LW (2011) Fusarium species associated with plants in Australia. Fungal Diversity 46, 1-27.