Abstract

 A quickscan pest risk analysis for the apple root-knot nematode Meloidogyne mali for the territory of Ukraine was performed. This assessment was initiated in response to the recent (2012/2013) interception of the apple root-knot nematode in the Netherlands and Italy and because of the species inclusion on the EPPO Alert List in 2014. The risk of M. mali introduction, establishment and economic impact in Ukraine was assessed as likely, which proved the need for specific statutory actions to be taken to prevent ingress of the apple root-knot nematode and mitigate its effects in Ukraine. It is stated that the detailed pest risk analysis is required.
Highlights
A quickscan pest risk analysis for the apple root-knot nematode Meloidogyne mali for the territory of Ukraine was performed
The genus Meloidogyne comprises over 100 described species [26], among which the most widely distributed and harmful plant-parasitic species represented by: M. acronea, M. arenaria, M. chitwoodi, M. enterolobii, M. ethiopica, M. exigua, M. fallax, M. graminicola, M. hapla, M. incognita, M. javanica and M. paranaensis [5,6,7,8,9,10, 17, 34,35,36]
M. enterolobii had been identified as M. arenaria, M. incognita or M. mayaguensis for the very long period of time [6, 33]
Summary
A quickscan pest risk analysis for the apple root-knot nematode Meloidogyne mali for the territory of Ukraine was performed. M. mali has been so far detected only in the Netherlands (Baarn, Wageningen, Hague) and Italy (Pisa, Florence) there is a possibility of more wide species distribution especially in the European countries to which resistant rooted cultivars propagated on infected fields in the Netherlands had been exported. There are possibilities that occurrence and spread of M. mali in the USA could be the same as for the European countries as the outbreak detected was close to the two national centers leading the breeding programme targeted on resistance to the Dutch elm disease [14] All these facts were taken into account and resulted in M. mali inclusion into EPPO «The Alert List» (2014) with the following pest risk analysis (PRA) at regional level. The results of national PRA could be addressed to EPPO for consideration at regional level and usage for summarized analysis planned for presentation during EPPO Council meeting in autumn this year
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