EPPO Global Database

Monosporascus cannonballus(MSPSCB)

Distribution details in China

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2024: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2005
Comments
Detected in summer 2005 in melons (Cucumis melo) in the province of Gansu. This is the first report from mainland China (it has also been found in Taiwan).
References
* He SQ, Bai B (2009) First report of Monosporascus cannonballus on melon in China mainland. Abstract of a poster presented that the International Congress on Biological Invasions (Fuzhou, CN, 2009-11-01/06), p 314.
------- First record (Gansu).

* Jin Y, Wu HM, Zhongzhu P, Yan X, Wang B, Zheng YL, Feng XX (2024) First report of Monosporascus cannonballus causing root rot and vine decline in watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) in China. Plant Disease (early view). https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-10-23-2065-PDN

* Yan LY, Zang QY, Huang YP, Wang YH (2016) First report of root rot and vine decline of melon caused by Monosporascus cannonballus in Eastern mainland China. Plant Disease 100(3), p 651.
------- Zhejiang.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
India Rajasthan Present, no details view...
India Punjab Present, no details view...
India Maharashtra Present, no details view...
India Present, no details view...
Pakistan Absent, invalid record view...