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Banana Blood disease

Code: 9781835451083
Jane Ray, Northern Territory Government, Australia; Siti Subandiyah, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia; and André Drenth, The University of Queensland, Australia

Chapter synopsis:

Blood disease of banana is a bacterial wilt caused by Ralstonia syzygii subsp. celebesensis. The symptoms of Blood disease include wilting, chlorosis and necrosis of leaves, red/brown vascular staining, and pulp-rot of the fruit. The disease was first reported in 1905 from southern Sulawesi and was contained in that area, but has in the last 30 years spread across much of Indonesia and more recently to Malaysia. The disease causes significant crop losses where it occurs. This chapter gives an overview of the pathogen, the disease cycle with special emphasis on the mode of transmission. It has been shown that local dispersal is predominantly through mechanical transmission of the bacterium by insects, birds, bats and tools from diseased to healthy banana plants while long-distance dispersal is through the movement of contaminated planting materials. The chapter concludes with an overview of potential disease management and control options.



DOI: 10.19103/AS.2022.0108.09
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Table of contents
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Disease symptoms
  • 3 Pathogen characteristics and diagnosis
  • 4 Disease cycle and epidemiology
  • 5 Occurrence and impact
  • 6 Management of Blood disease
  • 7 Conclusion and future trends
  • 8 Where to look for further information
  • 9 References

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