ASTA Pest Database for Seeds (PeDS)

Scientific name

Chicorium spp.

Crop

chicory

1 Related Pests

Scientific name

Erwinia rhapontici

Type

bacteria

Other Names

Aplanobacter rhapontici, Bacillus rhapontici, Bacterium rhapontici, Erwinia carotovora var. rhapontici, Pectobacterium rhapontici, Phytomonas rhapontici, Pseudobacterium rhapontici,Xanthomonas rhapontici

Distribution

Asia, Europe, Canada, Mexico, New Zealand

US Distribution

Western and Midwest states

Countries Listing Pest

Brazil

Data Reviewed

2023-04-20 17:06:21

Other Notes

Brazil lists this as Pectobacterium rhapontici.

Host Range

Primarily rhubarb and wheat. Reported on a few vegetables.

Seed a Pathway:

Seed Reference

CABI CPC,

Seed Comments

No evidence that seed is a pathway. No references found indicating seed is a pathway.

Reccomended Health Test

Seed Test

CABI CPC,

Detection Type

Test Reference

Seed Detection Comments

Risk Type

Risk Reference

Risk Comments

Reference Index

CABI CPC

Crop Protection Compendium. Wallingford, UK: CAB International. www.cabi.org/cpc.

rhubarb crown rot (Erwinia rhapontici)