EPPO Global Database

Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lactucae(FUSALC)

Distribution details in Ireland

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2019: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2018
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2018/173) : the first outbreaks were reported in 2018 in 2 sites in the county of Dublin (2 additional sites were suspected to be infected).
References
* ProMed posting (no. 20180910.6018539) of 2018-09-10. Fusarium wilt, lettuce - Ireland: 1st rep, UK spread. https://www.promedmail.org/post/6018539

* Taylor A, Jackson AC, Clarkson JP (2019) First report of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lactucae Race 4 causing lettuce wilt in England and Ireland. Plant Disease 103(5), p 1033.