EPPO Global Database

Ralstonia solanacearum species complex(RALSSO)

Distribution details in Slovenia

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2023: Present, few occurrences
Pest status declared by NPPO: R. solanacearum: Absent, pest eradicated (2017-07); R. pseudosolanacearum: Present, under eradication (2023-10)
Comments
See distribution for R. solanacearum and R. pseudosolanacearum for more details.

EPPO Reporting Service (2023/234) : R. pseudosolanacearum first identified from ginger (Zingiber officinale) tubers produced in two small greenhouses located in Savinjska region (Zreče) in 2023. Under eradication.
References
* Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (European Commission) (2017) Potato Ring Rot and Brown Rot Surveys in the EU: Annual Report 2016/2017. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union 36pp.
------- In annual surveys from 2003-2016, R. solanacearum [phylotype IIB-1] was detected in3 lots of ware potato (1 lot in 2010 and 2 in 2011) but was not detected in seed potato during this period. Official eradication measures were taken and in 2017 the NPPO declared the bacterium to have been eradicated.

* NPPO of Slovenia (2017-07, 2023-10).
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Austria Absent, pest eradicated view...
Croatia Absent, confirmed by survey view...
Hungary Present, few occurrences view...
Italy Sardegna Absent, pest eradicated view...
Italy Present, few occurrences view...