EPPO Global Database

Xanthomonas vasicola pv. musacearum(XANTMU)

Distribution details in Ethiopia

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2013: Present, widespread
First recorded in: 1930s
From CABI Disease map 939 (2013): Present, widespread
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2007/210) : X. musacearum was first observed on Ensete ventricosum in Ethiopia in 1968. The EPPO Secretariat has no recent data on the situation of this bacterium on banana crops in Ethiopia.
References
* Blomme et al. (2013) A historical overview of the appearance and spread of Musa pests and pathogens on the African continent: highlighting the importance of clean Musa planting material and quarantine measures. Annals of Applied Biology 162(1), 4-26.

* Korobko, A.P. (1997) Bacterial wilt of pseudobanana (Ensete ventricosum). Mikrobiologichnii Zhurnal, 59(2), 44-53 (abst.).

* Tripathi L, Mwangi M, Aritua V, Tushemereirwe WK, Abele S, Bandyopadhyay R (2009) Xanthomonas wilt. A threat to banana production in East and Central Africa. Plant Disease 93(5), 440-451.

* Yirgou, D.; Bradbury, J.F. (1974) A note on wilt of banana caused by the enset wilt organism Xanthomonas musacearum. East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal, 40(1), 111-114.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Kenya Present, restricted distribution view...