A historical overview of the appearance and spread of Musa pests and pathogens on the African continent: highlighting the importance of clean Musa planting materials and quarantine measures

The genus Musa is not native to Africa. It evolved in tropical Asia, from southwest India eastward to the island of New Guinea. There is a growing circumstantial evidence which suggests that the East African Highland banana and the tropical lowland plantain were cultivated on the African continent s...

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Main Authors:	Blomme, Guy, Ploetz, R., Jones, D., Langhe, E. de, Price, N., Gold, C., Geering, A., Viljoen, Altus, Karamura, D., Pillay, M., Tinzaara, William, Teycheney, P.Y., Lepoint, P.C.E., Karamura, E.B., Buddenhagen, I.W.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Inglés
Published:	Wiley 2013
Subjects:	banana bunchy top virus fungal diseases fusarium oxysporum musa musa (bananas) nematoda nematode control quarantine
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/35555