EPPO Global Database

Fusarium circinatum(GIBBCI)

Distribution details in Brazil (Santa Catarina)

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2014: Present, few occurrences
Comments
Detected in a nursery in Santa Catarina state on Pinus taeda seedlings which had been produced from imported seeds. No further symptomatic plants were found during subsequent surveys in nurseries and plantations of Pinus.
References
* Pfenning LH, Costa da S, Melo MP de, Ventura JA, Auer CG, Santos AF dos (2014) First report and characterization of Fusarium circinatum, the causal agent of pitch canker in Brazil. Tropical Plant Pathology, 39(3), 210-216.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Colombia Present, restricted distribution view...
Uruguay Absent, pest eradicated view...