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Banana bunchy top virus in subSaharan Africa: investigations on virus distribution and diversity

dc.contributor.authorKumar, P.L.
dc.contributor.authorHanna, R.
dc.contributor.authorAlabi, O.J.
dc.contributor.authorSoko, M.M.
dc.contributor.authorOben, T.T.
dc.contributor.authorVangu, G.H.P.
dc.contributor.authorNaidu, R.A.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T11:10:40Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T11:10:40Z
dc.date.issued2011-08
dc.identifier.citationKumar, P.L., Hanna, R., Alabi, O.J., Soko, M.M., Oben, T.T., Vangu, G.H.P. & Naidu, R.A. (2011). Banana bunchy top virus in sub-Saharan Africa: investigations on virus distribution and diversity. Virus Research, 159(2), 171-182.
dc.identifier.issn0168-1702
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/2229
dc.description.abstractBanana bunchy top virus (BBTV) was first reported from sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) from Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in the 1950s, has become invasive and spread into 11 countries in the region. To determine the potential threat of BBTV to the production of bananas and plantains (Musa spp.) in the sub-region, field surveys were conducted for the presence of banana bunchy top disease (BBTD) in the DRC, Angola, Cameroon, Gabon and Malawi. Using the DNA-S and DNA-R segments of the virus genome, the genetic diversity of BBTV isolates was also determined from these countries relative to virus isolates across the banana-growing regions around the world. The results established that BBTD is widely prevalent in all parts of DRC, Malawi, Angola and Gabon, in south and western part of Cameroon. Analysis of the nucleotide sequences of DNA-S and DNA-R indicate that BBTV isolates from these countries are genetically identical forming a unique clade within the ‘South Pacific’ phylogroup that includes isolates from Australia, Egypt, South Asia and South Pacific. These results imply that farmers’ traditional practice of transferring vegetative propagules within and between countries, together with virus spread by the widely prevalent banana aphid vector, Pentalonia nigronervosa, could have contributed to the geographic expansion of BBTV in SSA. The results provided a baseline to explore sanitary measures and other ‘clean’ plant programs for sustainable management of BBTV and its vector in regions where the disease has already been established and prevent the spread of the virus to as yet unaffected regions in SSA.
dc.description.sponsorshipUnited States Agency for International Development
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectBanana Bunchy Top Virus
dc.subjectBananas
dc.subjectDisease Control
dc.titleBanana bunchy top virus in subSaharan Africa: investigations on virus distribution and diversity
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.description.versionPeer Review
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationWashington State University
cg.contributor.affiliationBvumbwe Agriculture Research Station, Malawi
cg.contributor.affiliationInstitut National pour l'Etude et la Recherche Agronomiques, Democratic Republic of Congo
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWest And Central Africa
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Africa
cg.coverage.countryCongo, Dr
cg.coverage.countryAngola
cg.coverage.countryCameroon
cg.coverage.countryGabon
cg.coverage.countryMalawi
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.iitasubjectBanana
cg.journalVirus Research
cg.howpublishedFormally Published
cg.accessibilitystatusLimited Access
local.dspaceid90960
cg.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.virusres.2011.04.021


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