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Banana 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...


Kumar, P.L.Hanna, R.Alabi, O.J.Soko, M.M.Oben, T.T.Vangu, G.H.P.Naidu, R.A.[Banana bunchy top virus in subSaharan Africa: investigations on virus distribution and diversity]Banana bunchy top virus in subSaharan Africa: investigations on virus distribution and diversity

This study uses the social relations framework to explore gender norms and relations surrounding banana production and banana bunchy top disease (BBTD) containment in six pilot communities in Cameroon and Nigeria. The objective of the study is to understand how gender norms and relations shape an...


Nkengla-Asi, L.Olaosebikan, O.D.Che, V.S.Ngatat, S.Zandjanakou-Tachin, M.Hanna, R.Kumar, P.L.[Gender norms and their implications for banana production and recovery in west Africa]Gender norms and their implications for banana production and recovery in west Africa

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...


Kumar, P.L.Selvarajan, R.Iskra Caruana, M.L.Chabannes, M.Hanna, R.[Biology, etiology, and control of virus diseases of banana and plantain]Biology, etiology, and control of virus diseases of banana and plantain

Banana bunchy top disease (BBTD), an invasive and devastating viral disease, is widespread in banana-producing areas in Sub-Saharan Africa. Recovery of banana production in BBTD-affected areas was undertaken in a research project through the CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas (CR...


Ajambo, S.Rietveld, A.Nkengla, L.W.Niyongere, C.Dhed’a, D.B.Olaosebikan, D.O.Nitunga, E.Toengaho, J.Kumar, P.L.Hanna, R.Sufo Kankeu, R.Omondi, A.[Recovering banana production in bunchy top-affected areas in sub-Saharan Africa: developing gender-responsive approaches]Recovering banana production in bunchy top-affected areas in sub-Saharan Africa: developing gender-responsive approaches

Banana bunchy top disease (BBTD) is a serious threat to banana and plantain (Musa spp.) production. BBTD is caused by the Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV, genus Babuvirus) which is spread through infected plant propagules and banana aphid, Pentalonia nigronervosa. A high level of resistance to BBTD...


Ngatat, S.Hanna, R.Kumar, P.L.Gray, S.M.Cilia, M.Ghogomu, R.T.Fontem, D.A.[Relative susceptibility of Musa genotypes to banana bunchy top disease in Cameroon and implication for disease management]Relative susceptibility of Musa genotypes to banana bunchy top disease in Cameroon and implication for disease management

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