Pest categorisation of Synchytrium endobioticum
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Other documents of the author: Jeger, Michael; Bragard, Claude; Caffier, David; Candresse, Thierry; CHATZIVASSILIOU, ELISAVET; Dehnen-Schmutz, Katharina; Gilioli, Gianni; Grégoire, Jean-Claude; Jaques , Josep A.; MacLeod, Alan; Navajas Navarro, María; Niere, Björn; parnell, stephen; Potting, Roel; Rafoss, Trond; Urek, Gregor; van Bruggen, Ariena; van der Werf, Wopke; West, Jonathan; Winter, Stephan; Vloutoglou, Irene; Bottex, Bernard; Rossi, Vittorio
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Pest categorisation of Synchytrium endobioticumAuthor (s)
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2018-07-23Publisher
European Food Safe Authority (EFSA)Bibliographic citation
JEGER, Michael; BRAGARD, Claude; CAFFIER, David; CANDRESSE, Thierry; CHATZIVASSILIOU, Elisavet; DEHNEN-SCHMUTZ, Katharina; GILIOLI, Gianni; GRÉGOIRE, Jean-Claude; JAQUES, Josep A.; MACLEOD, Alan; NAVAJAS NAVARRO, María; NIERE, Björn; PARNELL, Stephen; POTTING, Roel; RAFOSS, Trond; UREK, Gregor; VAN BRUGGEN, Ariena; VAN DER WERF, Wopke; WEST, Jonathan; WINTER, Stephan; VLOUTOGLOU, Irene; BOTTEX, Bernard; ROSSI, Vittorio (2018). Pest categorisation of Synchytrium endobioticum. EFSA Journal, v. 16, n. 7Type
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The Panel on Plant Health performed a pest categorisation of the fungus Synchytrium endobioticum,
the causal agent of potato wart disease, for the European Union (EU). The identity of the pest is well
established ... [+]
The Panel on Plant Health performed a pest categorisation of the fungus Synchytrium endobioticum,
the causal agent of potato wart disease, for the European Union (EU). The identity of the pest is well
established and reliable methods exist for its detection and identification. S. endobioticum is present in
most continents. The pest is listed in Annex IAII of Directive 2000/29/EC and is present with a
restricted and fragmentary distribution in the EU. The major host is Solanum tuberosum (potato), but
in Mexico, the pest also affects wild Solanum spp. S. endobioticum could potentially enter the EU
through multiple pathways associated with soil as substrate for non-host plants, contaminant or
commodity. The presence of the pest in 16 EU Member States characterised by different climatic
conditions suggests that it could establish in the rest of the EU. The disease induces the formation of
warts on potato tubers, stolons and stem bases reducing plant growth and yield and making tubers
unmarketable. Additional losses may occur during storage. The only available strategy to control the
disease and prevent it from spreading is the application of strict phytosanitary measures and the
cultivation of potato varieties resistant to the pathotype(s) present in the infested field(s). Specific
phytosanitary measures exist (Council Directive 69/464/EEC) for the control of potato wart disease in
the EU. The main uncertainties refer to the distribution and host range of the pest, and the importance
of some pathways of entry. S. endobioticum meets all the criteria assessed by EFSA for consideration
as potential Union quarantine pest. The criteria for considering S. endobioticum as a potential Union
regulated non-quarantine pest are not met since, in addition to potato seed tubers, soil (as
commodity, substrate or contaminant) and ware potato tubers are major means of spread. [-]
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