Gnomoniopsis smithogilvyi(GNMPCA)
Distribution details in Chile
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2022: Present, no details
First identified during studies conducted in 2018-2020 on chestnut fruit collected from central-southern Chile. However, re-examination of a fungal isolate attributed to Phomopsis castanea in the 1980s concluded that it was G. smithogilvyi.
* Cisterna-Oyarce V, Carrasco-Fernández J, Castro JF, Santelices C, Muñoz Reyes V, Millas P, Buddie AG, France A (2022) Gnomoniopsis smithogilvyi: Identification, characterization and incidence of the main pathogen causing brown rot in postharvest sweet chestnut fruits (Castanea sativa) in Chile. Australasian Plant Disease Notes 17, 2. https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s13314-022-00450-6.pdf