Banana bunchy top virus
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Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) is a plant pathogenic virus of the family Nanoviridae
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rediscovered Banana
Bunchy top virus in residential areas close to major commercial plantations. It was first discovered in Hawaii in 1989. The virus is so named because it leads to stunted growth that gives bananas a bunchier than normal look and eventually takes away a plant's ability to produce fruit at all. Thus far, the virus appears to be limited to residential plants and not commercial farms. The agriculture department, however, recently obtained an EPA waiver for the pesticide Provado as a means of controlling the aphid
s that spread the disease. No cure for the virus has yet been discovered. Some control can be achieved by killing the aphids which spread the virus.
Nanoviridae
The Nanoviridae are a family of viruses, including the following genera:*Genus Nanovirus; type species: Subterranean clover stunt virus*Genus Babuvirus; type species: Banana bunchy top virus-Virus structure and genome:...
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rediscovered Banana
Banana
Banana is the common name for herbaceous plants of the genus Musa and for the fruit they produce. Bananas come in a variety of sizes and colors when ripe, including yellow, purple, and red....
Bunchy top virus in residential areas close to major commercial plantations. It was first discovered in Hawaii in 1989. The virus is so named because it leads to stunted growth that gives bananas a bunchier than normal look and eventually takes away a plant's ability to produce fruit at all. Thus far, the virus appears to be limited to residential plants and not commercial farms. The agriculture department, however, recently obtained an EPA waiver for the pesticide Provado as a means of controlling the aphid
Aphid
Aphids, also known as plant lice and in Britain and the Commonwealth as greenflies, blackflies or whiteflies, are small sap sucking insects, and members of the superfamily Aphidoidea. Aphids are among the most destructive insect pests on cultivated plants in temperate regions...
s that spread the disease. No cure for the virus has yet been discovered. Some control can be achieved by killing the aphids which spread the virus.