Bacterial diseases of bananas and enset have not received, until recently, an equal amount
of attention compared to other major threats to banana production such as the fungal …

Drought is a major abiotic stress affecting banana production worldwide, leading to yield
losses of up to 65%. Consequently, numerous efforts to understand and mitigate drought …

Abstract Xanthomonas Wilt of Banana (BXW) is a complex problem in the African Great
Lakes Region that is affecting the livelihoods of millions of smallholder farmers. Since the …

Pests and diseases are key biotic constraints limiting banana production among smallholder
farmers in Eastern and Central Africa. Climate changemay favour pest and disease …

SUMMARY Taxonomy: Bacteria; Phylum Proteobacteria; Class Gammaproteobacteria;
Order Xanthomonadales; Family Xanthomonadaceae; Genus Xanthomonas; currently …

Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum, the causal agent of Xanthomonas wilt of banana
(XW), does not infect or cause symptom development in all physically attached shoots in an …

Vegetatively propagated crops suffer from yield loss and reduced stand density and
longevity caused by the build‐up of certain pests and pathogens between successive …

Banana production landscapes in the African Great Lakes Region (AGLR) have been under
immense pressure from Xanthomonas wilt (XW) disease over the past two decades. XW, first …

Drought is a major threat to banana production in Uganda, leading to large yield losses. This
study documented drought effects on banana production and identified farmers' drought …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of on-farm testing on the
adoption of banana production technologies among smallholder farmers in the Meru region …