Ralstonia solanacearum bv2, race 3 in New Caledonia

Fecha de publicación

Dom, 16 Ago 2015, 23:47

Última actualización

Ago. 16, 2015, 11:47 p.m.

Número del informe

NCL-02/1

País

New Caledonia

Estado del informe

Preliminar

Hospederos

Solanum tuberosum (imported seeds)

Pest Status (old values from ISPM 8 -1998 )

• Present: under eradication

Pest Status (ISPM 8 - 2021)

• Present: not widely distributed and under official control

Distribución geográfica

It has been found in imported seeds that have been sown in La Foa and Bourail (south province)

Resumen

Ralstonia solanacearum seed contamination was suspected on cutted seeds before sowing. The identification was confirmed mid-June 2015 by ANSES official French laboratory in Angers. The New-Caledonian government decided to consider this pathogen as a quarantine pest and ordered his eradication. An eradication program is in progress: the concerned seed variety will be destroyed; seeds cut after the infected lots will be destroyed and a survey will be done in order to destroy volunteers.

Peligro

Ralstonia solanacearum biovar 2, race 3 is a significant pathogen for potato and tomato crops. This pathogen can remain in soil during years, therefore it could prevent any further production.

Contacto para obtener más información

Aurélie CHAN Direction des Affaires vétérinaires, Alimentaires et Rurales (DAVAR) Service dInspection Vétérinaire, Alimentaire et Phytosanitaire (SIVAP) BP 256 - 98845 Nouméa New Caledonia [email protected] / [email protected]

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Palabras claves del tema

Pest reporting

Palabras clave del producto

Seed potatoes