TY - JOUR
T1 - Pest categorisation of Venturia nashicola
AU - Jeger, Michael
AU - Bragard, Claude
AU - Caffier, David
AU - Candresse, Thierry
AU - Chatzivassiliou, Elisavet
AU - Dehnen-Schmutz, Katharina
AU - Gilioli, Gianni
AU - Gregoire, Jean-Claude
AU - Miret, Josep Anton Jaques
AU - Macleod, Alan
AU - Navarro, Maria Navajas
AU - Niere, Björn
AU - Parnell, Stephen
AU - Potting, Roel
AU - Rafoss, Trond
AU - Urek, Gregor
AU - Van Bruggen, Ariena
AU - Van Der Werf, Wopke
AU - West, Jonathan
AU - Winter, Stephan
AU - Gonzalez-Dominguez, Elisa
AU - Gonzalez Dominguez, Elisa
AU - Vicent, Antonio
AU - Vloutoglou, Irene
AU - Bottex, Bernard
AU - Rossi, Vittorio
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - The Panelon Plant Health performed a pest categorisation of Venturianashicola, the causal agent of Asian pear scab, for the European Union (EU). The pathogen is a well-defined, distinguishable fungal species affecting Pyruspyrifolia var. culta, P.ussuriensis and P.bretschneideri in Asian countries. P.communis (European pear) is not a host of V.nashicola, but the host status of other Pyrus species is unclear. V.nashicola is not known to occur in the EU. It is listed in Annex IIAI of Directive 2000/29/EC. The pathogen could potentially enter the EU on host plants for planting and fruit originated in infested countries. There are no climatic factors limiting the potential establishment and spread of the pathogen in the EU, as its epidemiology is similar to those of Venturiainaequalis (apple scab) and Venturiapyrina (European pear scab), which are well-established in the EU. The hosts are present in the EU, but no data were found on their abundance and distribution. In the infested areas, V.nashicola causes premature leaf and fruit drop and fruit distortion resulting in considerable yield/quality losses. The introduction of the pathogen into the EU could cause yield/quality losses and environmental consequences because of the additional fungicide sprays for disease control. Cultural practices and chemical measures applied in the infested areas reduce the inoculum sources but they cannot eliminate the pathogen. Phytosanitary measures are available to mitigate the risk of introduction and spread of the pathogen in the EU. All criteria assessed by EFSA for consideration as a potential Union quarantine pest are met. As V.nashicola is not known to occur in the EU, this criterion assessed by EFSA to consider it as a Union regulated non-quarantine pest is not met. (C) 2017 European Food Safety Authority. EFSA Journal published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd on behalf of European Food Safety Authority.
AB - The Panelon Plant Health performed a pest categorisation of Venturianashicola, the causal agent of Asian pear scab, for the European Union (EU). The pathogen is a well-defined, distinguishable fungal species affecting Pyruspyrifolia var. culta, P.ussuriensis and P.bretschneideri in Asian countries. P.communis (European pear) is not a host of V.nashicola, but the host status of other Pyrus species is unclear. V.nashicola is not known to occur in the EU. It is listed in Annex IIAI of Directive 2000/29/EC. The pathogen could potentially enter the EU on host plants for planting and fruit originated in infested countries. There are no climatic factors limiting the potential establishment and spread of the pathogen in the EU, as its epidemiology is similar to those of Venturiainaequalis (apple scab) and Venturiapyrina (European pear scab), which are well-established in the EU. The hosts are present in the EU, but no data were found on their abundance and distribution. In the infested areas, V.nashicola causes premature leaf and fruit drop and fruit distortion resulting in considerable yield/quality losses. The introduction of the pathogen into the EU could cause yield/quality losses and environmental consequences because of the additional fungicide sprays for disease control. Cultural practices and chemical measures applied in the infested areas reduce the inoculum sources but they cannot eliminate the pathogen. Phytosanitary measures are available to mitigate the risk of introduction and spread of the pathogen in the EU. All criteria assessed by EFSA for consideration as a potential Union quarantine pest are met. As V.nashicola is not known to occur in the EU, this criterion assessed by EFSA to consider it as a Union regulated non-quarantine pest is not met. (C) 2017 European Food Safety Authority. EFSA Journal published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd on behalf of European Food Safety Authority.
KW - Asian pear scab
KW - European Union
KW - Pyrus spp.
KW - host distribution
KW - plant health
KW - quarantine
KW - Asian pear scab
KW - European Union
KW - Pyrus spp.
KW - host distribution
KW - plant health
KW - quarantine
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/114244
U2 - 10.2903/j.efsa.2017.5034
DO - 10.2903/j.efsa.2017.5034
M3 - Article
SN - 1831-4732
VL - 15
SP - 1
EP - 22
JO - EFSA Journal
JF - EFSA Journal
ER -