EPPO Global Database

Phytophthora capsici(PHYTCP)

Distribution details in Australia

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2021: Absent, unreliable record
Comments
Burguess et al. (2021) consider that the report by Weinert et al. (1999) is not valid. Therefore, P. capsici may be absent from Australia.
References
* Burgess TI, Edwards J, Drenth A, Massenbauer T, Cunnington J, Mostowfizadeh-Ghalamfarsa R, Dinh Q, Liew EC, White D, Scott P, Barber PA (2021) Current status of Phytophthora in Australia. Persoonia-Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Fungi 47(1), 151-177. https://doi.org/10.3767/persoonia.2021.47.05

* Weinert MP, Smith BN, Wagels G, et al (1999) First record of Phytophthora capsici from Queensland. Australasian Plant Pathology 28, 93.