EPPO Global Database

Pseudocercospora fijiensis(MYCOFI)

Distribution details in Madagascar

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2013: Present, no details
First recorded in: 2000
Comments
From CABI (2004): also confirmed by Jones (2003) in Jacome et al. Mycosphaerella leaf spot diseases of banana: present status and outlook. INIBAP, Montpellier.
References
* Blomme et al. (2013) A historical overview of the appearance and spread of Musa pests and pathogens on the African continent: highlighting the importance of clean Musa planting material and quarantine measures. Annals of Applied Biology 162(1), 4-26.

* Jones D (2003) The distribution and importance of the Mycosphaerella leaf spot diseases of banana. In: Jacome LL, Lepoivre P, Martin D, Ortiz R, Romero R, Escalant JV, eds. Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Mycosphaerella Leaf Spot Diseases, 2002. San José, Costa Rica. https://www.bioversityinternational.org/e-library/publications/detail/mycosphaerella-leaf-spot-diseases-of-bananas-present-status-and-outlook

* Rivas GG, Zapater MF, Abadie C, Carlier J (2004) Founder effects and stochastic dispersal at the continental scale of the fungal pathogen of bananas Mycosphaerella fijiensis. Molecular Ecology 13, 471-482.