EPPO Global Database

Dickeya dianthicola(ERWICD)

Distribution details in United States of America (New Jersey)

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2021: Present, no details
Comments
From Patel et al. (2019): studies have confirmed the presence of D. dianthicola in New Jersey, causing black leg and solt rot in potato crops.
References
* Ge T, Jiang H, Johnson SB, Larkin RP, Charkowski AO, Secor G, Hao J (2021) Genotyping Dickeya dianthicola causing potato blackleg and soft rot outbreak associated with inoculum geography in the United States. Plant Disease 105(7), 1976-1983.
------- Detected in potato samples in 2015, 2016 and 2017.

* Patel N, Baldwin C, Patel RD, Kobayashi DY, Wyenandt A (2019) First report of Dickeya dianthicola causing blackleg and soft rot on potato (Solanum tuberosum) in New Jersey, USA. Plant Disease 103(1), p 146.
------- First report of D. dianthicola causing potato blackleg in New Jersey.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Canada Present, restricted distribution view...