EPPO Global Database

Sporisorium scitamineum(USTISC)

Distribution details in Morocco

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2008: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 1993
From CABI Disease map 079 (2008): Present, restricted distribution
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (97/071): present since 1993 in all major sugarcane cultivars grown in Gharb and Loukkous regions. Only Moulouya region remains free.

EPPO Reporting Service (2001/096) : information on management of the disease since its introduction into Morocco.
References
* Akalach, M.; Touil, B. (1996) Occurrence and spread of sugarcane smut caused by Ustilago scitaminea in Morocco. Plant Disease, 80(12), 1363-1366.

* Nadif, A. ; Akalach, M. (1999) Ustilago scitaminea au Maroc: maîtrise d’une maladie de quarantaine. Bulletin OEPP/EPPO Bulletin, 29(4), 451-453.