Other Plant Disease — Australia
Backyard banana growers in south east Queensland and northern New South Wales have been urged to stay alert for one of the world’s most damaging banana diseases after dozens of outbreaks. The Australian Banana Growers’ Council [ABGC] has responded to hundreds of reports of bunchy top, which almost wiped out the crop in northern NSW and southern Queensland last century.
The council runs the national detection and management program funded by grower levies. Inspectors have helped stop the
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