EPPO Global Database

Meloidogyne ethiopica(MELGET)

Distribution details in Brazil

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2014: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2003
From CABI Disease map 962 (2013): Present, no details
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2011/004) : reported in Rio Grande do Sul, Sao Paulo and Distrito Federal.
References
* Carneiro RMDG, Gomes CB, Almeida MRA, Gomes ACMM, Martins I (2003). [First record of Meloidogyne ethiopica Whitehead, 1968 on kiwi in Brazil and reaction on different plant species]. Nematologia Brasileira 27, 151-158.
------- First record in Brazil in Rio Grande do Sul (Lagoa Vermelha, Encruzilhada do Sul, Vila Lângaro) in commercial kiwifruit orchards.

* Carneiro RMDG, Almeida MRA (2005) [Record of Meloidogyne ethiopica Whitehead on yacon and tomato plants in Brasília, DF, Brazil]. Nematologia 29(2), 285-287 (in Portuguese) (abst.).
------- Found in Distrito Federal at 2 locations on yacon (Polymnia sonchifolia) and tomato plants.

* Correa VR Mattos VS, Almeida MRA, Santos MFA, Tigano MS, Castagnone-Sereno P, Carneiro RMDG (2014) Genetic divertisy of the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne ethiopica and development of a species-specific SCAR marker for its diagnostis. Plant Pathology 63(2), 476-483.
------- Studies including isolates from Distrito Federal, Rio Grande do Sul, Sao Paulo and Parana.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Peru Present, no details view...