Potential Distribution of Coconut Lethal Yellowing Phytoplasma in China Predicted Based on Maxent
The p otential distribution regions of coconut lethal yellowing phytoplasma in China and in coconut growth regions of China were predicted by using Maxent model and Arc GIS, combined with the distribution of coconut in China. The results showed that most coconut growth regions in China were the potential distribution regions for the pathogen. Coastal areas of south China and most regions in Hainan were at moderate to high risk of the pathogen establishment. The checked result of receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curve analysis showed that the area under curve(AUC)value of Maxent model reached 0.992, indicating that the predicted results was fairly satisfactory.