First Report of Banana Bunchy Top Virus in Banana and Plantain (Musa spp.) in Tanzania

Plant Dis. 2022 Apr;106(4):1312. doi: 10.1094/PDIS-07-21-1387-PDN. Epub 2022 Feb 25.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute (TARI), Tengeru, Arusha, Tanzania.
² International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Mikocheni, Dar e Salaam, Tanzania.
³ TARI, Mikocheni, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
⁴ TARI, Makutupora Headquarters, Dodoma, Tanzania.
⁵ TARI, Maruku, Bukoba, Tanzania.
⁶ Plant Health Services, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
⁷ IITA, Oyo Road, PMB 5320, Ibadan, Nigeria.

PMID: 34579550
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS-07-21-1387-PDN

No abstract available

Keywords: Africa; aphid vector; banana; bunchy top virus; diagnosis.

MeSH terms

Animals
Aphids*
Babuvirus*
Musa*
Plantago*
Tanzania
Vegetables