EPPO Global Database

Hirschmanniella oryzae(HIRSOR)

Distribution details in Portugal

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2018: Absent, pest no longer present
First recorded in: 1990
From CABI Disease map 813 (2013): Present, no details
Comments
EFSA (2018) state that the report in Portugal was not confirmed by the NPPO and that, as no damage on rice is reported, there is uncertainty regarding the presence of H. oryzae in the EU.
References
* EFSA Panel on Plant Health (2018) Pest categorisation of Hirschmanniella spp. EFSA Journal. 16(6), e05297. https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.2903/j.efsa.2018.5297

* Lima A (1997) Current situation of rice production in Portugal and the main diseases that occur. In: Chataigner J (ed.) Maladies du riz en région méditerranéenne et les possibilités d'amélioration de sa résistance. CIHEAM Cahiers Options Méditerranéennes 15(3), 29-40.
------- Considered as not important.

* Reis LGL (1990) Occurrence of rice root nematode Hirschmanniella oryzae in Portugal. International Rice Research Newsletter 15 (2), 34.
------- First report.

* USDANC (1988).