EPPO Global Database

Acidovorax citrulli(PSDMAC)

Distribution details in China (Hainan)

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2009: Present, no details
First recorded in: 1998
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2010/120) : first detected in watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) seedlings in 1998.
References
* Feng J, Schuenzel EL, Li J, Schaad NW (2009) Multilocus sequence typing reveals two evolutionary lineages of Acidovorax avenae subsp. citrulli. Phytopathology 99(8), 913-920.

* Zhang R, Tan Z, Wen Y, Zhan H, Jian R (1998) Description and identification of the causal organism of bacterial fruit blotch of watermelon (in Chinese). Chinese Journal of Tropical Crops, 19: 70-76.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Russian Federation (the) Present, few occurrences view...
Russian Federation (the) Central Russia Present, few occurrences view...
Russian Federation (the) Southern Russia Present, few occurrences view...