EPPO Global Database

Phytophthora kernoviae(PHYTKE)

Distribution details in United Kingdom (Scotland)

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2015: Present, no details
First recorded in: 2008
From CABI Disease map 1023 (2008): Present, no details
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2009/069) : detected for the first time in January 2008 on 2 rhododendron plants in a private garden at Argyll. In February 2008, 2 rhododendrons and 1 Drimys winteri plant were found infected in a garden on the island of Arran (west coast of Scotland).
References
* Schlenzig A, Campbell R, Chard J (2015) Phytophthora species infecting hardy ornamentals in nurseries and the managed environment in Scotland. Journal of Phytopathology 163(7-8), 686-689.
-------- Found in Rhododendron, Magnolia, Pieris, Vaccinium myrtillus, Drimys winteri during surveys in non-trade premises, nurseries and garden centres.

* Scottish Government (2008) Plant disease found in Scotland. The Scottish Goverment, Scotland, UK. http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2008/01/10144052
------- Rhododendron plants in a private garden, Argyll.

* INTERNET (last retrieved in 2009-03)
DEFRA
Revised Summary Pest Risk Analysis for Phytophthora kernoviae (2008). http://www.defra.gov.uk/planth/pra/pker.pdf
Phytophthora kernoviae outbreaks in England and Wales (2008-12-11). http://www.defra.gov.uk/planth/pkernovii2.htm