Lethal yellowing type syndromes(PHYP56)
Distribution details in Nigeria
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2015: Present, no details
First recorded in: 1917
First recorded in: 1917
‘Candidatus Phytoplasma palmicola’
EPPO Reporting Service (1997/222) : the lethal yellowing called Awka disease in Nigeria is caused by a phytoplasma identical with that causing Cape St Paul disease in Ghana (but different from those in other West African countries, in East Africa, and in the Caribbean).
EPPO Reporting Service (1997/222) : the lethal yellowing called Awka disease in Nigeria is caused by a phytoplasma identical with that causing Cape St Paul disease in Ghana (but different from those in other West African countries, in East Africa, and in the Caribbean).
* Osagie IJ, Ojomo EE, Pilet F (2015) Occurrence of Awka wilt disease of coconut in Nigeria for one century. Phytopathogenic Mollicutes 5(1s):S61-62.
* Tymon AM, Jones P, Harrison NA (1997) Detection and differentiation of African coconut phytoplasmas: RFLP analysis of PCR-amplified 16S rDNA and DNA hybridisation. Annals of applied Biology, 31(1), 91-102.
* Tymon AM, Jones P, Harrison NA (1997) Detection and differentiation of African coconut phytoplasmas: RFLP analysis of PCR-amplified 16S rDNA and DNA hybridisation. Annals of applied Biology, 31(1), 91-102.
| Country | State | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | Absent, unreliable record | ||
| Cameroon | Present, no details |