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Banana bunchy top virus
(Pathogens)
banana bunchy top virus
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Featured items
Banana virus threatens culture as well as economy 
Banana virus is the topic of the Maui Invasive Species Committee (MISC) Kiai Moku Maui News column (4/8/2007).
Species description or overview
Banana Bunchy Top Virus (Pests and Diseases of American Samoa)
"Banana Bunchy Top Virus (BBTV) is one of the most important diseases of banana. It is caused by a virus and carried over short distances by the banana aphid. ... It arrived in Samoa in the late 1950s and in American Samoa shortly after." (excerpted from article)
Banana bunchy top virus (UH/CTAHR)
USDA/ARS/NGRP/GRIN (http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/index.pl)
Impacts
Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV): impact information from ISSG
Information about impacts of banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) is presented in the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD) by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).
Control methods
Banana bunchy top virus - 2006 report
University of Hawaii researchers are trying to develop BBTV resistant banana varieties, according to this report from the Hawaii Department of Agriculture.
Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV): management information from ISSG
public domain
Banana Bunchy Top Virus (Pests and Diseases of American Samoa)
"Banana Bunchy Top Virus (BBTV) is one of the most important diseases of banana. It is caused by a virus and carried over short distances by the banana aphid. ... It arrived in Samoa in the late 1950s and in American Samoa shortly after." (excerpted from article)
Banana bunchy top virus (UH/CTAHR)
USDA/ARS/NGRP/GRIN (http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/index.pl)
Images
Banana bunchy top virus banana bunchy top virus information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Banana bunchy top virus banana bunchy top virus in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.
Distribution
Banana bunchy top virus banana bunchy top virus information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Banana bunchy top virus banana bunchy top virus in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.
Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV): global distribution information from ISSG
public domain
In the news
Banana virus threatens culture as well as economy
Banana virus is the topic of the Maui Invasive Species Committee (MISC) Kiai Moku Maui News column (4/8/2007).
Other resources
Search for more online information about banana bunchy top virus (BBTV)
Search for more online information about banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) via Google.
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