EPPO Global Database

Ralstonia solanacearum species complex(RALSSO)

Distribution details in South Africa

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2018: Present, no details
From NPPO: Present, restricted distribution
Comments
R. pseudosolanacearum, and R. solanacearum.
References
* Bellstedt DU (2009) Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Detection of Ralstonia solanacearum in Potatoes: The South African Experience. In: Burns R. (eds) Plant Pathology. Methods in Molecular Biology (Methods and Protocols), vol 508. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ

* Carstensen GD, Venter SN, Wingfield MJ, Coutinho TA (2017) Two Ralstonia species associated with bacterial wilt of Eucalyptus. Plant Pathology 66(3), 393–403.

* Malherbe S and Marais D (2015) Economics, yield and ecology: a case study from the South African tomato industry. Outlook on Agriculture 44(1), 37-47
------- Bacterial wilt affects tomatoes in the subtropical lowlands of Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape provinces.

* Shutt VM, Shin G, van der Waals JE, Gozczynska T, Coutinho TA (2018) Characterization of Ralstonia strains infecting tomato plants in South Africa. Crop Protection 112, 56-62.
------ Bacterial wilt of tomato in South Africa is mainly caused by R. pseudosolanacearum, but R. solanacearum IIB-1 also occurs.