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Banana Xanthomonas wilt: a review of the disease, management strategies and future research directions

dc.contributor.authorBiruma, M.
dc.contributor.authorPillay, M.
dc.contributor.authorTripathi, L.
dc.contributor.authorBlomme, Guy
dc.contributor.authorAbele, S.
dc.contributor.authorMwangi, M.
dc.contributor.authorBandyopadhyay, Ranajit
dc.contributor.authorMuchunguzi, P.
dc.contributor.authorKassim, S.
dc.contributor.authorNyine, M.
dc.contributor.authorTuryagyenda, L.F.
dc.contributor.authorEden-Green, S.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T11:19:27Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T11:19:27Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.identifier.citationBiruma, M., Pillay, M., Tripathi, L., Blomme, G., Abele, S., Mwangi, M., ... & Eden-Green, S. (2007). Banana Xanthomonas wilt: a review of the disease, management strategies and future research directions. African Journal of Biotechnology, 6(8), 953-962.
dc.identifier.issn1684-5315
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/3468
dc.description.abstractBanana production in Eastern Africa is threatened by the presence of a new devastating bacterial disease caused by Xanthomonas vasicola pv. musacearum (formerly Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum). The disease has been identified in Uganda, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and Tanzania. Disease symptoms include wilting and yellowing of leaves, excretion of a yellowish bacterial ooze, premature ripening of the bunch, rotting of fruit and internal yellow discoloration of the vascular bundles. Plants are infected either by insects through the inflorescence or by soil-borne bacterial inoculum through the lower parts of the plant. Short- and long-distance transmission of the disease mainly occurs via contaminated tools and insects, though other organisms such as birds may also be involved. Although no banana cultivar with resistance to the disease has been identified as yet, it appears that certain cultivars have mechanisms to ‘escape’ the disease. Management and control of the disease involve methods that reduce the inoculum’s density and spread of the pathogen. Removal of the male bud (de-budding) has proven to be very effective in preventing the disease incidence since the male bud appears to be the primary infection site. The economic impact of banana Xanthomonas wilt is not fully understood but its impact on food security in the region is very significant. While germplasm screening for the disease is ongoing, efforts to genetically engineer resistance in some banana cultivars are also making good progress. This paper presents a review of the disease and management strategies that have been successful in curtailing its spread.
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectBanana Xanthomonas Wilt
dc.subjectDisease Management
dc.subjectBanana Cultivars
dc.subjectFood Security
dc.subjectFuture Strategies
dc.subjectDiseases
dc.subjectInoculums
dc.subjectGermplasm
dc.titleBanana Xanthomonas wilt: a review of the disease, management strategies and future research directions
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.description.versionPeer Review
cg.contributor.affiliationVaal University of Technology
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Network for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain
cg.contributor.affiliationEckardt Guanlao consulting
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionAcp
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Africa
cg.coverage.regionEast Africa
cg.coverage.regionWest Africa
cg.coverage.regionEurope
cg.coverage.countrySouth Africa
cg.coverage.countryUganda
cg.coverage.countryNigeria
cg.coverage.countryUnited Kingdom
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.iitasubjectFood Security
cg.iitasubjectBanana
cg.iitasubjectHandling, Transport, Storage And Protection Of Agricultural Products
cg.iitasubjectPlant Breeding
cg.iitasubjectPlant Genetic Resources
cg.iitasubjectPlant Diseases
cg.iitasubjectPlant Production
cg.iitasubjectAgribusiness
cg.iitasubjectLivelihoods
cg.iitasubjectDisease Control
cg.iitasubjectGenetic Improvement
cg.iitasubjectPests Of Plants
cg.iitasubjectPlantain
cg.accessibilitystatusOpen Access
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