EPPO Global Database

Globodera rostochiensis(HETDRO)

Distribution details in Kenya

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2020: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2014
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2015/129) : first found in 2014 in Nyandarua county.
References
* Mwangi JM, Kariuki GM, Waceke JW, Grundler FM (2015) First report of Globodera rostochiensis infesting potatoes in Kenya. New Disease Reports 31, 18. [http://dx.doi.org/10.5197/j.2044-0588.2015.031.018]

* Mburu H, Cortada L, Haukeland S, Ronno W, Nyongesa M, Kinyua Z, Bargul JL, Coyne D (2020) Potato cyst nematodes: a new threat to potato production in East Africa. Frontiers in Plant Science 11, 670. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2020.00670
------- mainly in the south-east of the country. Of the 22 certified seed farms sampled, 82% farms were infested with PCN.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Uganda Present, no details view...