Genetic engineering technique offers myriads of applications in improvement of horticultural
crops for biotic and abiotic stress tolerance, and produce quality enhancement. During last …

Banana and plantain (Musa spp.), produced in 10.3 million ha in the tropics, are among the
world's top 10 food crops. They are vegetatively propagated using suckers or tissue culture …

The annual harvest of banana and plantain (Musa spp.) is approximately 145 million tons
worldwide. About 85% of this global production comes from small plots and kitchen or …

The banana aphid-transmitted Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) is the most destructive viral
pathogen of bananas and plantains worldwide. Lack of natural sources of resistance to …

Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) is a circular single-stranded (ss) plant DNA virus and the
type member of the genus Babuvirus in the family Nanoviridae. BBTV causes bunchy top …

Bananas are model fruits for studying starch conversion and climactericity. Starch
degradation and ripening are two important biological processes that occur concomitantly in …

Banana and plantains are one of the world's most important food crops and widely
consumed by people of all age groups. Bananas are a rich source of carbohydrates …

Banana bunchy top disease (BBTD) is caused by banana bunchy top virus (BBTV), the most
important virus affecting banana. Currently, no cultivar or accession of banana has complete …

This chapter describes viral diseases of banana (Musa and Ensete), providing information
on their economic impact, distribution, history, symptoms, causal agent, disease cycle and …

Bananas are one among the world's leading food crops after rice, wheat and maize. Banana
cultivation is affected by various diseases. Among them, in globally banana bunchy top …