EPPO Global Database

Teratosphaeria gauchensis(TRTSGA)

Distribution details in Italy

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2019: Present, few occurrences
First recorded in: 2015
Comments
Symptoms were first observed in 2015 in an experimental plantation of eucalyptus hybrids (E. camaldulensis x E. viminalis; E. camaldulensis x E. bicostata) in Roma. The identity of the fungus was confirmed in 2019. So far, no other reports of Teratosphaeria stem canker from other regions of Italy.
References
* Vitale S, Luongo L, Danchin GJE, Mughini G, Gras M, Galli M, Belisario A (2019) Teratosphaeria stem canker disease on eucalypt in Italy. European Journal of Plant Pathology 153(2), 503-515.
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