EPPO Global Database

Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum(RALSPS)

Distribution details in Trinidad and Tobago

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2012: Present, widespread
References
* Ramsubhag A, Lawrence D, Cassie D, Fraser R, Umaharan P, Prior P, Wicker E (2012) Wide genetic diversity of Ralstonia solanacearum strains affecting tomato in Trinidad, West Indies. Plant Pathology 61(5), 844-857.
------- R. pseudosolanacearum [phylotype I sequevars PI-14 and PI-18] were also found on tomato in all regions except the central region. All [phylotype I] isolates from Barrackpore‐Penal (South) were [sequevar PI-18] while the sole isolate from Maloney (North) was [sequevar PI-14]