EPPO Global Database

Monosporascus cannonballus(MSPSCB)

Hosts

Important note about the classification of host plants in GD:
Categories have been assigned by the EPPO Secretariat on the basis of available data at the time of entry. They correspond to a qualitative evaluation of the importance of the host plant for the pest concerned and remain indicative only.
Further explanation of categories is available in the guide.
Organism Type
Citrullus lanatus (CITLA) Major host
* 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

* Sales Jr R, Santana CVS, Nogueira DRS, Silva KJP, Guimarães IM, Michereff SJ, Abad-Campos P, García-JiménezJ, Armengol J (2010) First report of Monosporascus cannonballus on watermelon in Brazil. Plant Disease 94(2), p 278.
Cucumis melo (CUMME) Major host
Martyn RD, Miller ME (1996) Monosporascus root rot and vine decline: An emerging disease of melons worldwide. Plant Disease 80(7), 716-725.

* Sales Jr R, do Nascimento IJB, Freitas L de S, Beltrán R, Armengol J, Vicent A, García-Jiménez J (2004) First report of Monosporascus cannonballus on melon in Brazil. Plant Disease 88(1), p 84.