EPPO Global Database

'Candidatus Phytoplasma pyri'(PHYPPY)

Distribution details in Argentina

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2019: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2015
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2018/049) : first found during the 2015 growing season in peach orchards located in Tres Porteñas, San Martín and Tupungato (Mendoza province).
References
* Fernández FD, Conci L R (2019) First report of ‘Candidatus phytoplasma pyri’ -related strain causing pear decline in Argentina. Crop Protection 121, 28-33.
------- On pear (Pyrus communis) in Rio Negro province.

* Fernández FD, Marini D, Farrando R, Conci L R (2017) First report of a ‘Candidatus phytoplasma pyri’ strain in Argentina. Australasian Plant Disease Notes 12(8). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13314-017-0228-7
------- First record on peach (Prunus persica) in Mendoza province.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Chile Present, few occurrences view...