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Banana bunchy top virus
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Featured items

Banana virus threatens culture as well as economy View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
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) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
"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) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
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
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Banana Bunchy Top Virus (Pests and Diseases of American Samoa) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
"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) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
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 View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
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)
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