ASTA Pest Database for Seeds (PeDS)

Scientific name

Dickeya paradisiaca

Common Name

rhizome rot

Other Names

Brenneria paradisiaca, Erwinia carotovora var. paradisiaca, Erwinia chrysanthemi, Erwinia chrysanthemi pv. paradisiaca, Erwinia musae, Erwinia paradisiaca.

Distribution

Asia: India; North America: Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Panama; Oceania: Papua New Guinea; South America: Colombia, Venezuela.

US Distribution

Not known to occur

Data Reviewed

2024-09-11

Type

bacterium

Countries Listing Pest

Thailand

Host Range

Main: banana, pepper, corn, begonia, and several tropical plants

Acronym

DICKPA

Comments

Primarily a pathogen of banana.

3 Known Hosts

Scientific name

Begonia spp.

Crop

begonia

Seed a Pathway

Reference

CABI CPC

Comments:

No references found indicating seed is a pathway.

Seed test

Detection type

Seed Detection Comments

Reccomended Health Test

Test Reference

Risk Type

Risk Comments

Risk Reference

Reference Index

CABI CPC

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

Scientific name

Capsicum annuum

Crop

pepper

Seed a Pathway

Reference

RICH ISTA

Comments:

No references found indicating seed is a pathway.

Seed test

Detection type

Seed Detection Comments

Reccomended Health Test

Test Reference

Risk Type

Risk Comments

Risk Reference

Reference Index

RICH ISTA

Richardson, MJ. 1990. An Annotated List of Seedborne Diseases. International Seed Testing Association, Zurich Switzerland.

Scientific name

Zea mays

Crop

corn

Seed a Pathway

Reference

RICH ISTA

Comments:

No references found indicating seed is a pathway.

Seed test

Detection type

Seed Detection Comments

Reccomended Health Test

Test Reference

Risk Type

Risk Comments

Risk Reference

Reference Index

RICH ISTA

Richardson, MJ. 1990. An Annotated List of Seedborne Diseases. International Seed Testing Association, Zurich Switzerland.

Begonia spp. (begonia)

Capsicum annuum (pepper)

Zea mays (corn)