EPPO Global Database

Striga asiatica(STRLU)

Distribution details in Japan

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2017: Absent, unreliable record
Comments
In correspondance with CABI (2017), the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture confirmed that Striga asiatica does not occur in Japan and that earlier records are unreliable.
References
* Holm L, Pancho JV, Herberger JP, Plucknett DL (1979). A geographical atlas of world weeds. Wiley, 391 pp.