Banana bunchy top disease (BBTD) was first identified in DR Congo in 1958. Previously, the disease’s distribution throughout the Congo basin had not been studied, so an initial study, to determine the incidence and severity of BBTD in banana and plantain producing regions of Oriental province, wa...
Boloy, F.N.
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Nkosi, B.I.
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Losimba, J.K.
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Bungamuzi, C.L.
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Siwako, H.M.
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Balowe, F.W.
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Lohaka, J.W.
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Dheda Djailo, B.
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Lepoint, P.
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Sivirihauma, C.
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Blomme, Guy
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[Assessing incidence, development and distribution of banana bunchy top disease across the main plantain and banana growing regions of the Democratic Republic of Congo]
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Assessing incidence, development and distribution of banana bunchy top disease across the main plantain and banana growing regions of the Democratic Republic of Congo
Insect vectors of Xanthomonas campestris pv musacearum (Xcm) have played a major role
in long distance and plant to plant transmission of Xanthomonas wilt of banana (XW). The
prevalence of insects has been reported to vary in space and time. Some banana cultivars have
also been reported to attrac...
Rutikanga, A.
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Night, G.
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Tusiime, Geoffrey
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Ocimati, W.
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Blomme, Guy
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[Spatial and temporal distribution of insect vectors of Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum and their activity across banana cultivars grown in Rwanda.]
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Spatial and temporal distribution of insect vectors of Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum and their activity across banana cultivars grown in Rwanda.
Banana bunchy top disease (BBTD) is caused by Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV), which is transmitted by the aphid vector Pentalonia nigronervosa Coquerel and through infected planting materials. It is one of the most economically important diseases in many banana-producing areas of Africa, Asia and...
Insects are a major mode of banana Xanthomonas wilt (XW) spread. High insect activity has been blamed for the high XW incidence in ‘Kayinja’ (ABB-genome) dominated banana landscapes across east and central Africa. ‘Kayinja’ male bud nectar composition reportedly contributes to high insect activit...
Rutikanga, A.
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Tusiime, Geoffrey
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Night, G.
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Ocimati, W.
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Blomme, Guy
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[Variation in nectar volume and sugar content in male flowers of Musa cultivars grown in Rwanda and their non-effect on the numbers of visiting key diurnal insect vectors of banana Xanthomonas wilt]
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Variation in nectar volume and sugar content in male flowers of Musa cultivars grown in Rwanda and their non-effect on the numbers of visiting key diurnal insect vectors of banana Xanthomonas wilt
Nakato, G.V.
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Ocimati, W.
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Blomme, Guy
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Fiaboe, K.K.M.
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Beed, Fen D.
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[Comparative importance of infection routes for banana Xanthomonas wilt and implications on disease epidemiology and management]
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Comparative importance of infection routes for banana Xanthomonas wilt and implications on disease epidemiology and management