EPPO Global Database

Pantoea stewartii subsp. stewartii(ERWIST)

Distribution details in Malaysia (West)

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2017: Present, few occurrences
From CABI Disease map 041 (2009): Absent, pest no longer present
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2017/151) : occurrence confirmed in 2016 in one jackfruit plantation (Pahang state, peninsular Malaysia).
References
* Singh, K. H. (1980) Bulletin Ministry of Agriculture Malaysia 154, 280 pp.
------- Appears on a 1980s national list, but still more likely to be isolated occurrence on crops grown from imported seed.

Zulperi D, Manaf N, Ismail SI, Karam DS, Yusof MT (2017) First report of Pantoea stewartii subsp. stewartii causing fruit bronzing of jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus), a new emerging disease in Peninsular Malaysia. Plant Disease 101(5), p 831.
------- On Artocarpus heterophyllus.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Thailand Present, restricted distribution view...