EPPO Global Database

'Candidatus Phytoplasma fraxini'(PHYPFR)

Distribution details in Iran

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2019: Present, restricted distribution
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2018/114) : found during surveys on phytoplasmas conducted from 2013 to 2015 in vineyards (Vitis vinifera) in the provinces of Qazvin, Lorestan and Markazi.

Also on date palm in Bushehr, Kerman, Khuzestan.
References
* Zamharir MG, Eslahi MR (2019) Molecular study of two distinct phytoplasma species associated with streak yellows of date palm in Iran. Journal of Phytopathology 167, 19-25.
------- On date palm (Phoenix dactylifera) in Bushehr, Kerman, Khuzestan.

* Zamharir MG, Paltrinieri S, Hajivand S, Taheri M, Bertaccini A (2017) Molecular identification of diverse ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma’ species associated with grapevine decline in Iran. Journal of Phytopathology 165(7-8), 407-413.
------- On grapevine in Qazvin, Lorestan and Markazi.