Sri Lankan cassava mosaic virus (SLCMV) in the Northern Territory

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Vie, 22 Nov 2024, 04:28

Última actualización

Nov. 22, 2024, 4:28 a.m.

Número del informe

AUS-114/1

País

Australia

Plaga identificada

Sri Lankan cassava mosaic virus - (SLCMV0)

Estado del informe

Final

Hospederos

Detected on cassava (Manihot esculenta). Cassava is the main host of SLCMV though non-cassava hosts infected experimentally include a wide range of species in the Solanaceae family (CABI 2022, Jackson 2022, Jose et al. 2008).

Pest Status (ISPM 8 - 2021)

• Present: not widely distributed and not under official control

Distribución geográfica

Darwin, Northern Territory

Resumen

In September 2022, a detection of Sri Lankan cassava mosaic virus (SLCMV) was confirmed from cassava plants in a community garden in Darwin, Northern Territory. The SLCMV was causing symptoms of yellowing mosaic patches and distortion of cassava leaves. SLCMV is spread by whitefly (Bemisia tabaci species complex) and movement of infected planting material.

Peligro

Sri Lankan cassava mosaic virus is part of the Cassava mosaic disease (CMD) complex which is one of the world’s most significant cassava diseases. This is the first report of SLCMV outside of Asia (Vala et al. 2024).

Contacto para obtener más información

Australian Chief Plant Protection Officer Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry GPO Box 858 Canberra ACT 2601 [email protected]

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