International Journal of Pest Management (1999) 45, 167-171

F. Gauhl, C. Pasberg-Gauhl, B.E.L. Lockhart, J. D'a. Hughes and G. Dahal (1999)
Incidence and distribution of banana streak badnavirus in the plantain production region of southern Nigeria
International Journal of Pest Management 45 (3), 167-171
Abstract: Plantain orchards in the major plantain production area in southern Nigeria were surveyed in 1995 for the occurrence of banana streak virus (BSV) disease. Plantain plants showing BSV-like symptoms were found in 37 of 71 villages visited and in 49 of 147 orchards. BSV was positively identified by ISEM and/or ELISA in 30 orchards in 27 villages. The incidence of symptomatic plants in an orchard ranged from 1 to 17% (mean 4.2%). Of 58 leaf samples taken from plants with symptoms and indexed for both BSV and cucumber mosaic virus (CMV), 36 (62%) tested positive for BSV and none tested positive for CMV. The survey results show that BSV is common and widespread in the plantain-growing area of southern Nigeria.
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Database assignments for author(s): Friedhelm Gauhl, Ganesh Dahal, Jacqueline d'A. Hughes, Ben Lockhart

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
damage/losses/economics
surveys/sampling/distribution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Banana streak virus	Banana/plantain (Musa)	Nigeria