Status of banana streak disease in Africa: Problems and future research needs

Integrated Pest Management Reviews

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 85-97

  Dahal, G ^a,b   Hughes, J D'A ^a   Lockhart, B E L ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Banana streak badnavirus; Diagnosis; Research gaps; Symptomatology

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003694095     PISSN: 13535226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009643713569     Document Type: Article

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