EPPO Global Database

Gnomoniopsis smithogilvyi(GNMPCA)

Distribution details in India

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2015: Present, restricted distribution
Comments
First reported in 2015 causing bark cankers in chestnut trees. The fungus was detected in plant material which had been collected from 2009 to 2013 in 8 stands located in the Kashmir valley (Jammu and Kashmir).
References
* Dar MA, Rai M (2015) Gnomoniopsis smithogilvyi, a canker causing pathogen on Castanea sativa: First report. Mycosphere 6(3), 327-336.
------- First record in India.