First report of <em>Phelipanche ramosa</em> on tomatoes (<em>Solanum lycopersicum</em>) in Austria

Authors

  • Gerhard Bedlan Österreichische Agentur für Gesundheit und Ernährungssicherheit GmbH, Institut für Pflanzengesundheit, Wien, Österreich

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5073/JfK.2011.04.03

Keywords:

Phelipanche ramosa, first report, tomato, Solanum lycopersicum, Austria

Abstract

The branched broomrape Phelipanche ramosa (= Orobanche ramosa) is the only species of the genus Phelipanche with a wide host range and has a worldwide distribution. Phelipanche ramosa is in Austria extincted except a little population in Carinthia. In july 2010 the occurrence of Phelipanche ramosa on tomatoes in greenhouses was first detected for Austria.

 

 

Published

2011-04-01

Issue

Section

Short Communication