Cassava disease status in Laos Plant Protection Center, DOA, MAFF Establishing sustainable solution to cassava diseases in mainland Southeast Asia Project Inception Meeting, Vientiane Lao PDR 11 - 13th September 2019
Cassava disease status in Laos
Plant Protection Center, DOA, MAFF
Establishing sustainable solution to cassava diseases in mainland
Southeast Asia Project Inception Meeting, Vientiane Lao PDR 11-
13th September 2019
I. Background
• Cassava area estimate in 2018 was 70,930 ha,
estimate production 2,277,050 ton.
• In 2019, the main province grow cassava are 8
province including Salavan, Champasak, Sayabory,
Borlikhamxay, Sekong, Attapue, Vientiane capital and
Vientiane province
• The main source of planting materials are from
Thailand and Vietnam (2018 and 2019 are not import
form Vietnam)
I I . Ca ssa v a d i se a se su r v e i l l a nc e
Te a m moni tor i ng pl a nt d i se a se
The surveillance conduct in
Champasakprovince and Salavan
province that survey focusing on
CMD, CW BD and insect vector in
field that importing planting
material from Thailand and
Vietnam in 2018 and 2019
III. Result of cassava
disease surveillance
(Witche's broom less than 1% )
The sa mpl e co l l e ct e d a nd ke e p i n si l i c a ge l , t he r e a r e not
ye t t o conf i r m
Le af spot (Collectotricham sp. )
Bacteria (can not confirm)
Nesting whitefly (Paraleyrodes bondari)
Ma p of survey cassava disease and insect
vector
Panama Disease status in Lao PDR
Plant Protection Centre,
Department of Agriculture , MAFF, Laos
1. Background
• Panama disease caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense tropical race 4 (VCG 01213/16) is a serious pest of banana and can have a high impact on yield and found in Borkeo and LaungNamThaprovinces North of Laos in 2016.
• Banana Foc TR4 disease is big problem for banana farm some farmers they lose their framers and some framers change to new crop (Sugar can, maize, mango, been etc.) The export value of bananas is expected to slide down.
1. Background
Description of banana Foc TR4 disease in the country and potential incursion
February 2017
1. Background
Description of banana Foc TR4 disease in the country and potential incursion
July 2019
2. Result of survey Foc TR4 in Laos
Foc TR4 detected on Cavendish (Vientiane Capital, Vientiane Province, Xaiyaboury,
LaungPhaBang , Oudomxay, LaungNamTha and Borkeo )
Foc TR4 Not detected on Cavendish
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