Acidovorax citrulli(PSDMAC)
Distribution details in Serbia
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2022: Absent, pest no longer present
Pest status declared by NPPO: Absent, no longer present (2016-05)
Pest status declared by NPPO: Absent, no longer present (2016-05)
EPPO Reporting Service (2015/077) : first found in 2014 in 1 production site (Bačka region - Vojvodina province).
EPPO Reporting Service (2016/102) : the NPPO of Serbia further explained that in 2014 A. citrulli was detected in 2 production sites (Sremski and Juzno-backi, both in Vojvodina province). The watermelon crops were destroyed and hygiene measures were taken. As no other findings have been made, the NPPO considers that the bacterium is no longer present.
EPPO Reporting Service (2016/102) : the NPPO of Serbia further explained that in 2014 A. citrulli was detected in 2 production sites (Sremski and Juzno-backi, both in Vojvodina province). The watermelon crops were destroyed and hygiene measures were taken. As no other findings have been made, the NPPO considers that the bacterium is no longer present.
* NPPO of Serbia (2016-05).
* Popović T, Ivanović Ž (2015) Occurrence of Acidovorax citrulli causing bacterial fruit blotch of watermelon in Serbia. Plant Disease 99(6), p 886.
* Zlatković N, Gašić K, Kuzmanović N, Prokić A, Ivanović M, Živković S, Obradović A (2022) Polyphasic characterization of Acidovorax citrulli strains originating from Serbia. Agronomy 12(2), 235. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12020235.
------- in 2014–2018, several outbreaks were observed in major watermelon production regions in Serbia, associated with imported seeds.
* Popović T, Ivanović Ž (2015) Occurrence of Acidovorax citrulli causing bacterial fruit blotch of watermelon in Serbia. Plant Disease 99(6), p 886.
* Zlatković N, Gašić K, Kuzmanović N, Prokić A, Ivanović M, Živković S, Obradović A (2022) Polyphasic characterization of Acidovorax citrulli strains originating from Serbia. Agronomy 12(2), 235. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12020235.
------- in 2014–2018, several outbreaks were observed in major watermelon production regions in Serbia, associated with imported seeds.
| Country | State | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | Transient | ||
| North Macedonia | Present, few occurrences |