EPPO Global Database

Xanthomonas phaseoli pv. manihotis(XANTMN)

Distribution details in Cote d'Ivoire

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2015: Present, no details
First recorded in: 1979
From CABI Disease map 521 (1993): Present, no details
Comments
First reported in Ivory Coast in 1979 but since then, there have been no studies to characterize the pathogen. Surveys conducted in cassava fields in the Yamoussoukro District in July 2013 confirmed its presence.
References
* Kone D, Dao S, Tekete C, Doumbia I, Koita O, Abo K, Wicker E, Verdier V (2015) Confirmation of Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. manihotis causing cassava bacterial blight in Ivory Coast. Plant Disease 99(10), p 1445.

* Verdier V, Mosquera G, Assigbétsé K (1998) Detection of the cassava bacterial blight pathogen, Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. manihotis, by Polymerase Chain Reaction. Plant Disease 82(1), 79-83.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Burkina Faso Present, no details view...
Ghana Present, no details view...
Mali Present, no details view...