EPPO Global Database

Ralstonia solanacearum(RALSSL)

Distribution details in Guyana

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2017: Present, widespread
Comments
Moko disease on banana.
References
* Álvarez E, Pantoja A, Gañán L, Ceballos G (2015) Current status of Moko disease and black sigatoka in Latin America and the Caribbean, and options for managing them CIAT publication No. 404

* Blomme G, Dita M, Jacobsen KS, Pérez VL, Molina A, Ocimati W, Poussier S & Prior P (2017) Bacterial Diseases of Bananas and Enset: Current State of Knowledge and Integrated Approaches Toward Sustainable Management. Frontiers in Plant Science 8, 1290 DOI=10.3389/fpls.2017.01290
------- Reports presence of Moko disease in Guyana.

* Homenauth O and Dwarka B (2011) Pests and diseases of plantain in Guyana. Ministry of Agriculture National Agricultural Research Institute p. 11 http://www.newgmc.com/gmc_docs/brochures/pest%20%20diseases%20of%20plantain%20in%20guyana.pdf
------- Moko disease, caused by R. solanacearum, is widespread throughout the plantain/banana growing areas of Guyana.

* McDonald FD (1985) Tropical Agriculture 62 (2), 113-114.
------- First record. B strain widespread on Musa spp.; the insect-transmitted SFR strain is only present on Wakenaam Island.

* Sequeira L (1998) Bacterial Wilt: the Missing Element in International Banana Improvement Programs. In: Prior P., Allen C., Elphinstone J. (eds) Bacterial Wilt Disease. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg.
------- In the 1840s, Schomburgk provided the earliest reference to a bacterial wilt disease on bananas in British Guyana
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Brazil Present, widespread view...
Brazil Pernambuco Present, no details view...
Brazil Mato Grosso Present, no details view...
Brazil Mato Grosso do Sul Present, no details view...
Brazil Ceara Present, no details view...
Brazil Parana Present, no details view...
Brazil Piaui Present, no details view...
Brazil Rio Grande do Sul Present, no details view...
Brazil Rio de Janeiro Present, no details view...
Brazil Sao Paulo Present, no details view...
Brazil Tocantins Present, no details view...
Brazil Goias Present, no details view...
Brazil Maranhao Present, no details view...
Brazil Alagoas Present, no details view...
Brazil Amazonas Present, no details view...
Brazil Distrito Federal Present, no details view...
Brazil Rondonia Present, no details view...
Brazil Sergipe Present, no details view...
Brazil Bahia Present, no details view...
Brazil Espirito Santo Present, no details view...
Brazil Paraiba Present, no details view...
Brazil Acre Present, no details view...
Brazil Roraima Present, no details view...
Brazil Minas Gerais Present, no details view...
Brazil Amapa Present, no details view...
Brazil Para Present, no details view...
Brazil Santa Catarina Present, no details view...
Suriname Present, no details view...
Venezuela Present, no details view...