EPPO Global Database

Xylella fastidiosa(XYLEFA)

Distribution details in Iran

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2024: Present, restricted distribution
From CABI Disease map 262 (2015): Present, restricted distribution
Comments
Symptoms resembling those of Pierce's disease and almond leaf scorch were observed in vineyards and almond orchards in several provinces of Iran.

EPPO Reporting Service (2024/248) : X. fastidiosa subsp. fastidiosa on grapes and alfafa, and X. fastidiosa subsp. multiplex on pistachios and almonds.
References
* Amanifar N, Taghavi M, Izadpanah K, Babaei G (2014) Isolation and pathogenicity of Xylella fastidiosa from grapevine and almond in Iran. Phytopathologia Mediterranea 53(1), 318-327.

* Amanifar N, Taghavi M, Salehi M (2016) Xylella fastidiosa from almond in Iran: overwinter recovery and effects of antibiotics. Phytopathologia Mediterranea 55(3), 337-345.

* Amanifar N, Babaei G, Mohammadi AH (2019) Xylella fastidiosa causes leaf scorch of pistachio (Pistacia vera) in Iran. Phytopathologia Mediterranea 58(2), 369-78.
------- Xf subsp. multiplex, in Kerman, Qazvin, Yazd and Khorasan Razavi province.

* Ghanbari D, Hasanzadeh N, Ghayeb Zamharir M, Nasr S, El Handi K, Elbeaino T (2024) Detection and characterization of Xylella fastidiosa in Iran: first report in alfalfa (Medicago sativa). Phytopathologia Mediterranea 63(3), 335-342. https://doi.org/10.36253/phyto-15569
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Türkiye Absent, confirmed by survey view...