Pyricularia oryzae Triticum lineage(PYRIOT)
Distribution details in Zambia
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2025: Present, no details
First recorded in: 2017
From CABI Disease map 1293 (2021): Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2017
From CABI Disease map 1293 (2021): Present, restricted distribution
* Tembo B, Mulenga RM, Sichilima S, M’siska KK, Mwale M, Chikoti PC, Singh PK, He X, Pedley KF, Peterson GL, Singh RP, Braun HJ (2020) Detection and characterization of fungus (Magnaporthe oryzae pathotype Triticum) causing wheat blast disease on rain-fed grown wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) in Zambia. PLoS ONE 15, e0238724. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0238724