EPPO Global Database

Elsinoë perseae(SPHAPE)

Distribution details in United States of America

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2017: Present, restricted distribution
References
* Burnett HC (1974) Avocado scab. Plant Pathology Circular no. 141. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Service. Division of Plant Industry, 2 pp.
------- Avocado scab was first reported in Florida in 1918.

* Fan XL, Barreto RW, Groenewald JZ, Bezerra JD, Pereira OL, Cheewangkoon R, Mostert L, Tian CM, Crous PW (2017) Phylogeny and taxonomy of the scab and spot anthracnose fungus Elsinoë (Myriangiales, Dothideomycetes). Studies in Mycology 87(1), 1-41.

* Jenkins AE (1934) Sphaceloma perseae, the cause of avocado scab. Journal of Agricultural Research 49, 859-869.

* Jenskins AE (1939) Historical records of avocado scab in Florida. Yearb. Calif. Avocado Ass., 3 pp.
------- Pictures of symptoms taken as early as 1915 and 1946.

* McMillan RT Jr (1971) Fungicides for disease control on avocados, limes and mangos in Florida. Proceedings of the Florida State Horticultural Society 84, 290-294.

* Palmateer A J, Ploetz RC, Harmon PF (2006) 2006 Florida Plant Disease Management Guide: Avocado (Persea americana) (PP-233). USA: IFAS Extension 1-10. https://ufdcimages.uflib.ufl.edu/UF/00/05/38/71/00029/PG13400.pdf

* Texas A&M. AgriLife Extension. Texas Plant Disease Handbook. https://plantdiseasehandbook.tamu.edu/food-crops/fruit-crops/avocado/
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Mexico Present, no details view...