First report of banana bunchy top disease caused by Banana bunchy top virus in Uganda

Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) that causes banana bunchy top disease (BBTD) is ranked among the top 100 invasive species in the world. Despite being omnipresent in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) and South-Western Rwanda for over 2 decades, BBTV had not been reported in neighbouring Ugan...

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Main Authors: Ocimati, Walter, Tazuba, Anthony Fredrick Kadama, Tushemereirwe, Wilberforce K., Tugume, Joab K., Omondi, Bonaventure Aman Oduor, Acema, Dan, Were, Evans M., Onyilo, Francis, Ssekamate, M. Allan, Namanya, Priver, Kubiriba, Jerome, Erima, Rockefeller, Okurut, A. Wilson, Kutunga, David, Blomme, Guy
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Wiley 2021
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/116876
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author Ocimati, Walter
Tazuba, Anthony Fredrick Kadama
Tushemereirwe, Wilberforce K.
Tugume, Joab K.
Omondi, Bonaventure Aman Oduor
Acema, Dan
Were, Evans M.
Onyilo, Francis
Ssekamate, M. Allan
Namanya, Priver
Kubiriba, Jerome
Erima, Rockefeller
Okurut, A. Wilson
Kutunga, David
Blomme, Guy
author_browse Acema, Dan
Blomme, Guy
Erima, Rockefeller
Kubiriba, Jerome
Kutunga, David
Namanya, Priver
Ocimati, Walter
Okurut, A. Wilson
Omondi, Bonaventure Aman Oduor
Onyilo, Francis
Ssekamate, M. Allan
Tazuba, Anthony Fredrick Kadama
Tugume, Joab K.
Tushemereirwe, Wilberforce K.
Were, Evans M.
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Tazuba, Anthony Fredrick Kadama
Tushemereirwe, Wilberforce K.
Tugume, Joab K.
Omondi, Bonaventure Aman Oduor
Acema, Dan
Were, Evans M.
Onyilo, Francis
Ssekamate, M. Allan
Namanya, Priver
Kubiriba, Jerome
Erima, Rockefeller
Okurut, A. Wilson
Kutunga, David
Blomme, Guy
author_sort Ocimati, Walter
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description Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) that causes banana bunchy top disease (BBTD) is ranked among the top 100 invasive species in the world. Despite being omnipresent in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) and South-Western Rwanda for over 2 decades, BBTV had not been reported in neighbouring Uganda. However, in 2020, banana plants with BBTD characteristic symptoms were observed in Arua City located in the North Western part of Uganda, bordering DR Congo. BBTV in these plants was confirmed using PCR and the comparison of the genomic DNA nucleotide sequence with nucleotide sequences in NCBI data base (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/). The gDNA nucleotide sequence had 98-99% similarity with BBTV isolates form different countries in Africa, Asia, South Pacific and the USA. These results constitute the first confirmation of BBTD in Uganda. This infection is anticipated to have been introduced from DR Congo, mainly through infected planting materials. Once established, BBTD is very difficult to control on small-scale farms. It is therefore crucial to urgently understand the current spread of the virus, determine its risk to banana production in Uganda and devise proactive measures for its management.
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spelling CGSpace1168762025-11-11T17:40:27Z First report of banana bunchy top disease caused by Banana bunchy top virus in Uganda Ocimati, Walter Tazuba, Anthony Fredrick Kadama Tushemereirwe, Wilberforce K. Tugume, Joab K. Omondi, Bonaventure Aman Oduor Acema, Dan Were, Evans M. Onyilo, Francis Ssekamate, M. Allan Namanya, Priver Kubiriba, Jerome Erima, Rockefeller Okurut, A. Wilson Kutunga, David Blomme, Guy aphididae pentalonia nigronervosa vectors propagation materials banana bunchy top virus vectores materiales de propagación copo racimoso del plátano Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) that causes banana bunchy top disease (BBTD) is ranked among the top 100 invasive species in the world. Despite being omnipresent in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) and South-Western Rwanda for over 2 decades, BBTV had not been reported in neighbouring Uganda. However, in 2020, banana plants with BBTD characteristic symptoms were observed in Arua City located in the North Western part of Uganda, bordering DR Congo. BBTV in these plants was confirmed using PCR and the comparison of the genomic DNA nucleotide sequence with nucleotide sequences in NCBI data base (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/). The gDNA nucleotide sequence had 98-99% similarity with BBTV isolates form different countries in Africa, Asia, South Pacific and the USA. These results constitute the first confirmation of BBTD in Uganda. This infection is anticipated to have been introduced from DR Congo, mainly through infected planting materials. Once established, BBTD is very difficult to control on small-scale farms. It is therefore crucial to urgently understand the current spread of the virus, determine its risk to banana production in Uganda and devise proactive measures for its management. 2021-10 2021-12-20T10:35:19Z 2021-12-20T10:35:19Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/116876 en Open Access application/pdf Wiley Ocimati, W.; Tazuba, A.F.; Tushemereirwe, K.W.; Tugume, J.; Omondi A.B.; Acema, D.; Were, E.; Onyilo, F.; Ssekamate, A.M.; Namanya, P.; Kubiriba, J.; Erima, R.; Okurut, A.W.; Kutunga, D.; Blomme, G. (2021) First report of banana bunchy top disease caused by Banana bunchy top virus in Uganda. New Disease Reports 44: e12052. ISSN: 2044-0588
spellingShingle aphididae
pentalonia nigronervosa
vectors
propagation materials
banana bunchy top virus
vectores
materiales de propagación
copo racimoso del plátano
Ocimati, Walter
Tazuba, Anthony Fredrick Kadama
Tushemereirwe, Wilberforce K.
Tugume, Joab K.
Omondi, Bonaventure Aman Oduor
Acema, Dan
Were, Evans M.
Onyilo, Francis
Ssekamate, M. Allan
Namanya, Priver
Kubiriba, Jerome
Erima, Rockefeller
Okurut, A. Wilson
Kutunga, David
Blomme, Guy
First report of banana bunchy top disease caused by Banana bunchy top virus in Uganda
title First report of banana bunchy top disease caused by Banana bunchy top virus in Uganda
title_full First report of banana bunchy top disease caused by Banana bunchy top virus in Uganda
title_fullStr First report of banana bunchy top disease caused by Banana bunchy top virus in Uganda
title_full_unstemmed First report of banana bunchy top disease caused by Banana bunchy top virus in Uganda
title_short First report of banana bunchy top disease caused by Banana bunchy top virus in Uganda
title_sort first report of banana bunchy top disease caused by banana bunchy top virus in uganda
topic aphididae
pentalonia nigronervosa
vectors
propagation materials
banana bunchy top virus
vectores
materiales de propagación
copo racimoso del plátano
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/116876
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