Pest categorisation of Thecaphora solani
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2018-10-16Publisher
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BRAGARD, Claude; DEHNEN-SCHMUTZ, Katharina; DI SERIO, Francesco; GONTHIER, Paolo; JACQUES, Marie-Agnès; JAQUES, Josep A.; JUSTESEN, Annemarie Fejer; MACLEOD, Alan; MAGNUSSON, Christer Sven; MILONAS, Panagiotis; NAVAS-CORTÉS, Juan A.; PARNELL, Stephen; POTTING, Roel; REIGNAULT, Philippe; THULKE, Hans-Hermann; VAN DER WERF, Wopke; YUEN, Jonathan; ZAPPALÀ, Lucia; ROSSI, Vittorio; VLOUTOGLOU, Irene; BOTTEX, Bernard; VICENT CIVERA, Antonio (2018). Pest categorisation of Thecaphora solani. EFSA Journal, v. 16, n. 10Type
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The Panel on Plant Health performed a pest categorisation of the fungus Thecaphora solani, the causal
agent of smut of potato, for the EU. The identity of the pest is well established and reliable methods exist
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The Panel on Plant Health performed a pest categorisation of the fungus Thecaphora solani, the causal
agent of smut of potato, for the EU. The identity of the pest is well established and reliable methods exist
for its detection and identification. T. solani is present in Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico,
Panama, Peru and Venezuela. The pathogen is not known to occur in the EU and is listed in Annex IAI of
Directive 2000/29/EC, meaning its introduction into the EU is prohibited. The major host is
Solanum tuberosum (potato), but various other tuber-forming Solanum species are also affected. The
pest has also been reported on Solanum lycopersicum (tomato), and wild solanaceous plants are also
affected. All the major hosts and pathways of entry are currently regulated. Host availability and climate
matching suggest that T. solani could establish in parts of the EU and further spread by human-assisted
means. The disease induces gall formation on potato tubers, stolons and underground stem parts,
reducing yield and making tubers unmarketable. The pest introduction in the EU would potentially cause
impacts to potato production. In the infested areas, the only available strategy to control the disease and
prevent it from spreading is the application of quarantine and sanitation measures and the cultivation of
resistant varieties. The main uncertainties concern the host range, the biology and epidemiology of the
pest, and the potential of the pest to enter the EU through three unregulated minor pathways. T. solani
meets all the criteria assessed by EFSA for consideration as potential Union quarantine pest. The criteria
for considering T. solani as a potential Union regulated non-quarantine pest are not met, since the pest is
not known to occur in the EU. [-]
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