EPPO Global Database

Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae(XANTOR)

Distribution details in Madagascar

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2023: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2019
From CABI Disease map 304 (1997): Absent, unreliable record
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2023/253) : first found in 2019 in 2 rice fields in Vakinankaratra. Later surveys (2020-2022) detected the bacterium in the regions of Vakinankaratra and Menabe with a sharp increase in disease incidence.
References
* Buddenhagen IW (1985) Rice disease evaluation in Madagascar. International Rice Commission Newsletter 34, 74-78.
-------- Reported suspect symptoms but the presence of the bacterium was not confirmed.

* Raveloson H, Rabekijana R, Rakotonanahary NM, Szurek B, Muller B, vom Brocke K, Hutin M (2023) First report of bacterial leaf blight disease of rice caused by Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae in Madagascar. Plant Disease 107(8), 2510. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-03-23-0411-PDN
------- First record.