EPPO Global Database

Ralstonia solanacearum species complex(RALSSO)

Distribution details in Lebanon

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2017: Absent, pest no longer present
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2017/195) : recent and extensive surveys did not detect the bacterium in potato production.
References
* Abou-Jawdah Y, Sobh H, Saad A (2001) Incidence of potato virus diseases and their significance for a seed certification program in Lebanon. Phytopathologia Mediterranea 40, 113-118.

* Choueiri E, El-Zammar S., Jreijiri F, Mnayer D, Massaad R, Saad AT, Hanna L, Varveri C (2004) Phytosanitary status of potato in the Bekaa valley in Lebanon. Bulletin OEPP/EPPO Bulletin 34(1), 117-212.

* Choueiri E, Jreijiri F, Wakim S, El Khoury MI, Valentini F, Dubla N, Galli D, Habchy R, Akl K, Stefani E (2017) Surveys of potato-growing areas and surface water in Lebanon for potato brown and ring rot pathogens. Phytopathologia Mediterranea 56(1), 87-97.

* Saad AT, Nienhaus F (1969) Plant disease in Lebanon. Zeitschrift für Pflanzenpathologie und Pflanzenschutz 76, 537-551.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Syria Absent, unreliable record view...