Biology, etiology, and control of virus diseases of banana and plantain

Banana and plantain (Musa spp.), produced in 10.3 million ha in the tropics, are among the world's top 10 food crops. They are vegetatively propagated using suckers or tissue culture plants and grown almost as perennial plantations. These are prone to the accumulation of pests and pathogens, espe...

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Main Authors: Kumar, P. Lava, Selvarajan, R., Iskra Caruana, M.L., Chabannes, M., Hanna, R.
Format: Book Chapter
Language:Inglés
Published: Elsevier 2014
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/74457
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author Kumar, P. Lava
Selvarajan, R.
Iskra Caruana, M.L.
Chabannes, M.
Hanna, R.
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Hanna, R.
Iskra Caruana, M.L.
Kumar, P. Lava
Selvarajan, R.
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Chabannes, M.
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description Banana and plantain (Musa spp.), produced in 10.3 million ha in the tropics, are among the world's top 10 food crops. They are vegetatively propagated using suckers or tissue culture plants and grown almost as perennial plantations. These are prone to the accumulation of pests and pathogens, especially viruses which contribute to yield reduction and are also barriers to the international exchange of germplasm. The most economically important viruses of banana and plantain are Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV), a complex of banana streak viruses (BSVs) and Banana bract mosaic virus (BBrMV). BBTV is known to cause the most serious economic losses in the “Old World,” contributing to a yield reduction of up to 100% and responsible for a dramatic reduction in cropping area. The BSVs exist as episomal and endogenous forms are known to be worldwide in distribution. In India and the Philippines, BBrMV is known to be economically important
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spelling CGSpace744572025-01-27T15:00:52Z Biology, etiology, and control of virus diseases of banana and plantain Kumar, P. Lava Selvarajan, R. Iskra Caruana, M.L. Chabannes, M. Hanna, R. plant diseases plant viruses bananas Banana and plantain (Musa spp.), produced in 10.3 million ha in the tropics, are among the world's top 10 food crops. They are vegetatively propagated using suckers or tissue culture plants and grown almost as perennial plantations. These are prone to the accumulation of pests and pathogens, especially viruses which contribute to yield reduction and are also barriers to the international exchange of germplasm. The most economically important viruses of banana and plantain are Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV), a complex of banana streak viruses (BSVs) and Banana bract mosaic virus (BBrMV). BBTV is known to cause the most serious economic losses in the “Old World,” contributing to a yield reduction of up to 100% and responsible for a dramatic reduction in cropping area. The BSVs exist as episomal and endogenous forms are known to be worldwide in distribution. In India and the Philippines, BBrMV is known to be economically important 2014-12-12 2016-05-25T11:59:47Z 2016-05-25T11:59:47Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/74457 en Limited Access Elsevier Kumar, P.L., Selvarajan, R., Iskra Caruana, M.L., Chabannes, M., & Hanna, R.(2015). Biology, etiology, and control of virus diseases of banana and plantain. Advances in Virus Research, 229-269.
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Iskra Caruana, M.L.
Chabannes, M.
Hanna, R.
Biology, etiology, and control of virus diseases of banana and plantain
title Biology, etiology, and control of virus diseases of banana and plantain
title_full Biology, etiology, and control of virus diseases of banana and plantain
title_fullStr Biology, etiology, and control of virus diseases of banana and plantain
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title_short Biology, etiology, and control of virus diseases of banana and plantain
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bananas
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