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    Controlling banana bunchy top virus outbreak in east Africa

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    Date
    2022-11
    Author
    Mahuku, G.
    Kumar, P.L.
    Type
    Poster
    Review Status
    Peer Review
    Target Audience
    Scientists
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    Abstract/Description
    Bananas (and plantain, Musa spp.) are the most important crops contributing to food security and the income of millions of smallholder farmers in East Africa. Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV, genus Babuvirus), an aphid-transmitted virus first reported in 2021 in Tanzania and Uganda, is wrecking banana production in several regions and threatening to spread further in East Africa. The BBTV has no effective solutions. Preventing the virus establishment is the best strategy. The remedial procedure of eradicating infected mats and replanting with clean planting materials is laborious and not favored by the smallholders because of its laborious nature and high cost. IITA and national program partners in Tanzania and Uganda, as part of the Plant Health Initiative, has initiative efforts to control and prevent the further spread of the BBTV outbreak in East Africa. It involve surveys to determine the extent of BBTV spread, implement eradication actions, and provide virus-free planting materials to recover banana production. Additionally, increasing awareness about the new threat and mitigation actions, strengthen NARS's capacity for surveillance, diagnostics, eradication, and production of clean planting material, and establish a regional ALLIANCE to coordinate monitoring, early detection, and take needed action.
    Permanent link to this item
    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/7987
    IITA Authors ORCID
    George Mahukuhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8444-8651
    P. Lava Kumarhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4388-6510
    Research Themes
    Plant Production and Health
    IITA Subjects
    Agronomy; Banana; Disease Control; Food Security; Plant Breeding; Plant Diseases; Plant Health; Plant Production
    Agrovoc Terms
    Bananas; Plant Viruses; Banana Bunchy Top Virus; Food Security; East Africa
    Regions
    Africa; East Africa
    Countries
    Tanzania; Uganda
    Hubs
    Eastern Africa Hub; Headquarters and Western Africa Hub
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