EPPO Global Database

'Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum'(LIBEPS)

Distribution details in Türkiye

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2022: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2020
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2021/031) : intercepted in a consignment of seed of Petroselinum crispum from Turkey in Italy (interception).

EPPO Reporting Service (2022/171) : detected in carrot and parsley collected from commercial fields near Ankara (Central Anatolia).
References
* Karahan A, Altundag S, Saracoglu M, Duman K, Ozdemir I, Ozdem A, Umar S, Ozden ED (2022) First report of ‘Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum’ on carrot and parsley in Turkey. New Disease Reports 45(2), e12095. https://doi.org/10.1002/ndr2.12095.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Greece Present, restricted distribution view...