Fusarium foetens(FUSAFO)
Distribution details in South Africa
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2021: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2000s
First recorded in: 2000s
EPPO Reporting Service (2023/238) : first found during studies conducted (2007-2009) in rooibos nurseries in the Western Cape province, causing damping-off of seedlings.
* Amobonye A, Bhagwat P, Ranjith D, Mohanlall V, Pillai S (2021) Characterisation, pathogenicity and hydrolytic enzyme profiling of selected Fusarium species and their inhibition by novel coumarins. Archives of Microbiology 203, 3495–3508.
-------- Found to be pathogenic to tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) and pepper (Capsicum annuum).
* Lamprecht SC, Tewoldemedhin YT (2017) Fusarium species associated with damping-off of rooibos seedlings and the potential of compost as soil amendment for disease suppression. South African Journal of Botany 110, 110-117. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2016.07.009
------- In rooibos nurseries in the Western Cape province.
-------- Found to be pathogenic to tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) and pepper (Capsicum annuum).
* Lamprecht SC, Tewoldemedhin YT (2017) Fusarium species associated with damping-off of rooibos seedlings and the potential of compost as soil amendment for disease suppression. South African Journal of Botany 110, 110-117. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2016.07.009
------- In rooibos nurseries in the Western Cape province.