Palm lethal yellowing type syndromes(PHYP56)
Distribution details in Tanzania
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
1997: Present, no details
EPPO Reporting Service (1997/222) : the East African form of lethal yellowing, which is distinct from the West African and Caribbean forms, occurs in Kenya as well as in Tanzania where it was originally described.
EPPO Reporting Service (1999/109) : phytoplasma isolates from Kenya and Tanzania are similar. But they are both distinct from Mozambique isolates,
EPPO Reporting Service (1999/109) : phytoplasma isolates from Kenya and Tanzania are similar. But they are both distinct from Mozambique isolates,
* Mpunami AA, Tymon A, Jones P, Dickinson MJ (1999) Genetic diversity in the coconut lethal yellowing disease phytoplasmas of East Africa. Plant Pathology, 48(1), 109-114.
* Tymon AM, Jones P Harrison NA (1997) Detection and differentiation of African coconut phytoplasmas: RFLP analysis of PCR-amplified 16S rDNA and DNA hybridisation. Annals of applied Biology, 31(1), 91-102.
* Tymon AM, Jones P Harrison NA (1997) Detection and differentiation of African coconut phytoplasmas: RFLP analysis of PCR-amplified 16S rDNA and DNA hybridisation. Annals of applied Biology, 31(1), 91-102.
| Country | State | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | Present, no details | ||
| Mozambique | Present, restricted distribution |