Other Plant Disease -- Worldwide/Unknown
In East Africa, xanthomonas wilt (BXW) is considered one of the most serious limitations for banana cultivation. It has destroyed whole plantations in many of the affected areas. Controlling BXW and developing resistant banana cultivars is a priority in the region. No source of resistance has been found against BXW in any cultivated banana varieties so far. However, the wild-type diploid species _Musa balbisiana_ exhibits resistance to the pathogen. Transferring disease resistance traits to
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?8622955&promed&0
No comments:
Post a Comment