Banana Xanthomonas wilt: A review of the disease, management strategies and future research directions

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 953-962

  Biruma, Moses ^b   Pillay, Michael ^a,b   Tripathi, Leena ^b   Blomme, Guy ^c   Abele, Steffen ^b   Mwangi, Maina ^b   Bandyopadhyay, Ranajit ^d   Muchunguzi, Perez ^b   Kassim, Sadik ^b   Nyine, Moses ^b   Turyagyenda, Laban ^b   Eden Green, Simon ^e  

^a VAAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Uganda)

^c International Network for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain (INIBAP)   (Uganda)

^d INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^e EG Consulting   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Banana; Disease management; Future strategies; Xanthomonas wilt

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BANANA; COMMON BACTERIAL BLIGHT; CULTIVAR; FOOD INDUSTRY; FRUIT RIPENING; GENETIC ENGINEERING; INFECTION CONTROL; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; WILTING;

AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HEXAPODA; XANTHOMONAS; XANTHOMONAS CAMPESTRIS; XANTHOMONAS VASICOLA;

EID: 34247611881     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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