An aphid transmitted virus that stunts banana plants, bunching narrow, upright, chlorotic leaves at the crown and preventing the plant from ever producing a usable bunch of fruit. Considered the most economically important virus disease of banana worldwide, it has devastated banana production in parts of Africa, Asia and the Pacific, and infected plants are typically destroyed outright since there is no cure.
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Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) is a plant pathogenic virus of the family Nanoviridae known for infecting banana plants and other crops. It is aphid transmitted.
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An aphid transmitted virus that stunts banana plants, bunching narrow, upright, chlorotic leaves at the crown and preventing the plant from ever producing a usable bunch of fruit.
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Another way to help control the virus is to remove and destroy any infected plants before the virus can spread, which is a practice known as roguing.
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Since bananas are not the only host, the alternate hosts for both the virus and the aphid must also be monitored for disease, and sprayed with pesticides to control the aphids more.
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is a plant pathogenic virus of the family Nanoviridae known for infecting banana plants and other crops. It is aphid transmitted
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