EPPO Global Database

Peronospora belbahrii(PEROBE)

Distribution details in China

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2018: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2014
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2016/024) : first found in 2014 on basil crops in Sanya City, Hainan province.

EPPO Reporting Service (2018/002) : found in July 2016 on basil in the Shunyi and Daxing districts of Beijing (first report in mainland China).
References
* Hu B, Li Z, Hu M, Sun H, Zheng J, Diao Y (2018) Outbreak of downy mildew caused by Peronospora belbahrii on Ocimum basilicum var. polosum in China. New Disease Reports 37(1). http://dx.doi.org/10.5197/j.2044-0588.2018.037.001

* Kong XY, Wang S, Wan SL, Xiao CL, Luo F, Liu Y (2015) First report of downy mildew on basil (Ocimum basilicum) in China. Plant Disease 99(11), p 1642.