Update on "Black Sigatoka"

Date de publication

mar, 01 Déc 2009, 00:00

Dernière mise à jour effectuée le

fév. 14, 2010, 9:01 matin

Report Number

VCT-02/2

Pays

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Identité de l'organisme nuisible

Mycosphaerella fijiensis - (MYCOFI)

Situation du signalement

Final

Hôtes

Plantains and Bananas

Pest Status (old values from ISPM 8 -1998 )

• Present: but managed

Pest Status (ISPM 8 - 2021)

• Present: not widely distributed and under official control

Distribution géographique

The problem has spread to most of the banana producing areas since the last report in December 2009. At the same time active surveillance is still on going to determine the spread to current unaffected area.

Danger

Currently the problem is well managed through areal and ground spraying, along with cultural practices. However, given the nature of the fungus it may be a matter of time before it spreads to unaffected banana plantations. This inevitably will impact on the cost of management, hence increase cost of production to our farmers.

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