The Changing Face of the Family Enterobacteriaceae (Order: “Enterobacterales”): New Members, Taxonomic Issues, Geographic Expansion, and New Diseases and …

JM Janda, SL Abbott - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
The family Enterobacteriaceae has undergone significant morphogenetic changes in its
more than 85-year history, particularly during the past 2 decades (2000 to 2020). The …

Mechanistic insights into host adaptation, virulence and epidemiology of the phytopathogen Xanthomonas

SQ An, N Potnis, M Dow, FJ Vorhölter… - FEMS microbiology …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Xanthomonas is a well-studied genus of bacterial plant pathogens whose members cause a
variety of diseases in economically important crops worldwide. Genomic and functional …

AI-powered banana diseases and pest detection

MG Selvaraj, A Vergara, H Ruiz, N Safari, S Elayabalan… - Plant methods, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Background Banana (Musa spp.) is the most popular marketable fruit crop grown all
over the world, and a dominant staple food in many developing countries. Worldwide …

[HTML][HTML] Detection of banana plants and their major diseases through aerial images and machine learning methods: A case study in DR Congo and Republic of Benin

MG Selvaraj, A Vergara, F Montenegro, HA Ruiz… - ISPRS Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Front-line remote sensing tools, coupled with machine learning (ML), have a significant role
in crop monitoring and disease surveillance. Crop type classification and a disease early …

Enset in Ethiopia: a poorly characterized but resilient starch staple

JS Borrell, MK Biswas, M Goodwin, G Blomme… - Annals of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background Enset (Ensete ventricosum, Musaceae) is an African crop that currently
provides the staple food for approx. 20 million Ethiopians. Whilst wild enset grows over …

The vulnerability of bananas to globally emerging disease threats

A Drenth, G Kema - Phytopathology®, 2021 - Am Phytopath Society
Banana cultivation has increased significantly over the last century to meet the growing
demand for this popular fruit. Originating in Southeast Asia, bananas are now produced in> …

Genome editing for sustainable agriculture in Africa

L Tripathi, KS Dhugga, VO Ntui, S Runo… - Frontiers in Genome …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Sustainable intensification of agriculture in Africa is essential for accomplishing food and
nutritional security and addressing the rising concerns of climate change. There is an urgent …

Pectobacterium and Dickeya: Environment to Disease Development

IK Toth, M Barny, MB Brurberg, G Condemine… - Plant diseases caused …, 2021 - Springer
The soft rot Pectobacteriaceae (SRP) infect a wide range of plants worldwide and cause
economic damage to crops and ornamentals but can also colonize other plants as part of …

Banana fusarium wilt disease detection by supervised and unsupervised methods from UAV-based multispectral imagery

S Zhang, X Li, Y Ba, X Lyu, M Zhang, M Li - Remote Sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
Banana Fusarium wilt (BFW) is a devastating disease with no effective cure methods. Timely
and effective detection of the disease and evaluation of its spreading trend will help farmers …

Control of bacterial diseases of banana using CRISPR/Cas-based gene editing

L Tripathi, VO Ntui, JN Tripathi - International Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Banana is an important staple food crop and a source of income for smallholder farmers in
about 150 tropical and sub-tropical countries. Several bacterial diseases, such as banana …