EPPO Global Database

Gnomoniopsis smithogilvyi(GNMPCA)

Distribution details in United States of America

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2019: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2016
Comments
Symptoms of chestnut brown rot were observed on nuts of Castanea mollissima and C. sativa x C. crenata in autumn 2016 in Michigan.
References
* Sakalidis ML, Medina-Mora CM, Kolp M, Fulbright DW (2019) First report of Gnomoniopsis smithogilvyi causing chestnut brown rot on chestnut fruit in Michigan. Plant Disease 103(8), p 2134. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-03-19-0562-PDN