3191) Member consultation on draft ISPMs opened today!

The 2015 member consultation on draft ISPMs has opened today, 1 July, and it will last 150 days, closing on …

3192) Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus on tomato plants

Reduced internodes --> stunted appearance of the plant ; new leaves reduced in size and yellowed between the veins ; …

3193) CPM-10 Report available!

The Tenth Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM-10) took place at FAO Headquarters in Rome from 16 to 20 March 2015. …

3194) Detection of Phyllosticta cavendishii in Northern Territory

Freckle disease is an economically important disease of banana in many countries. The pathogen causes freckle spots on infested leaves …

3195) Detection of Striga asiatica near Mackay, mid east coast, Queensland

Symptoms in host plants include stunting, chlorosis, and wilting. Seedlings are not visible above ground, but white succulent shoots can …

3196) Eradication of Angular leaf spot in a strawberry germplasm collection

Leaves exhibited discrete, angular light-green lesions on the upper surface, while the lesions appeared coalesced and water-soaked on the underside. …

3197) Schizotetranychus baltazari in northern Australia

This species has been known mainly from a wide range of the Southeast and Southwest Asia countries. The spider mite …

3198) Detection of Garlic allexiviruses in Western Australia

Garlic allexiviruses was detected in August 2011. It is likely to be widely distributed as plants are vegetatively propagated. Viruses …

3199) New hosts for Phoma herbarum in Western Australia

This is the first report of P. herbarum on Pisum sativum and Bituminaria bituminosa in Australia. Phoma herbarum has been …

3200) Confirmation of chestnut blight in north-east Victoria

Infected properties have been quarantined and north-east Victoria is a declared quarantine zone to restrict the movement of chestnut planting …