EPPO Global Database

Pseudomonas syringae pv. aesculi(PSDMAX)

Distribution details in Czech Republic

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2015: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2008
From CABI Disease map 1093 (2015): Present, restricted distribution
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2013/059) : first found during a survey carried out from 2008 to 2010. Typical symptoms were observed on several locations (16), but the presence of P. syringae. pv. aesculi could be confirmed only in 1 location (Měděnec) on 3 trees.
References
* Mertelik J, Kloudova K, Pankova I, Krejzar V, Kudela V (2013) Occurrence of horse chestnut bleeding canker caused by Pseudomonas syringae pv. aesculi in the Czech Republic. Forest Pathology, doi:10.1111/efp.12021.

* Pankova I, Krejzar V, Mertelik J, Kloudova K (2015) The occurrence of lines tolerant to the causal agent of breeding canker, Pseudomonas syringae pv. aesculi, in a natural horse chestnut population in Central Europe. European Journal of Plant Pathology 142(1), 37-47.
------- Whithin 3 years (after the initial finding) the disease has spread across the country towards the Eastern border.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Austria Present, few occurrences view...
Germany Present, restricted distribution view...