Tag Archive for PRO/PL> Banana bunchy top virus – South Africa: 1st rep (NL)
PRO/PL> Banana bunchy top virus – South Africa: 1st rep (NL)
Other Plant Disease -- South AfricaBananas are one of the most important fruit crops and a staple food in many developing tropical and subtropical regions. In southern Africa, banana production is threatened by viral diseases including _Banana bunchy top virus_ (BBTV), cause of the most devastating virus disease of banana.A survey for BBTV in South Africa in 1996 confirmed the absence of BBTV in Mpumalanga Province. No other surveys were conducted since then in South Africa. In June 2015, 5 [cultivar] Read more [...]
