Ralstonia solanacearum(RALSSL)
Distribution details in Trinidad and Tobago
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2017: Present, widespread
on banana and tomato.
* 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
------- Moko disease (caused by R. solanacearum phylotype II) is officially recorded in Trinidad.
* 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
------- Moko disease (caused by R. solanacearum [phylotype II] was first reported in Trinidad in the 1890s and is still present.
* 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.
------- Genetic studies on tomato strains from Trinidad (phylotypes I and II were found - 'brown rot' (phylotype IIB/1, race 3 biovar 2) was not detected).
* 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
------- Early in the 20th century, Moko disease devastated plantations in Trinidad, particularly of the plantain variety "Moko" (B1uggoe), which is extremely susceptib1e.
------- Moko disease (caused by R. solanacearum phylotype II) is officially recorded in Trinidad.
* 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
------- Moko disease (caused by R. solanacearum [phylotype II] was first reported in Trinidad in the 1890s and is still present.
* 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.
------- Genetic studies on tomato strains from Trinidad (phylotypes I and II were found - 'brown rot' (phylotype IIB/1, race 3 biovar 2) was not detected).
* 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
------- Early in the 20th century, Moko disease devastated plantations in Trinidad, particularly of the plantain variety "Moko" (B1uggoe), which is extremely susceptib1e.