Extension of known Potato Cyst Nematode (PCN) in Victoria, Australia

Publication Date

Tue, 11 Nov 2008, 00:00

Last Updated

July 6, 2023, 5:52 a.m.

Report Number

AUS-16/5

Country

Australia

Pest Id

Globodera rostochiensis - (HETDRO)

Report Status

Preliminary

Hosts

Potato Solanum tuberosum

Pest Status (old values from ISPM 8 -1998 )

• Present: only in some areas

Pest Status (ISPM 8 - 2021)

• Present: not widely distributed and under official control

Geographical Distribution

Thorpdale in south eastern Victoria.

Summary

Symptoms are not specific but include patches of poor growth in a crop with yellowing, wilting or death of the foliage.

Danger

This pest has been present for some time in several production districts of south eastern Victoria and is subject to official control. The latest detection has occurred in a nearby district that supplies seed potato and represent an extension of the range of PCN in Victoria. Affected areas will continue to be under official control.

Contact for info

Australian Chief Plant Protection Officer Australian Government Department of Agriculture GPO Box 858 Canberra ACT 2601 Australia [email protected]

Report files

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Issue keywords

Pest status:Present/Presence

Commodity keywords