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 …

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 …

Xanthomonas wilt of banana (XW) is a major disease affecting banana throughout East and
Central Africa (ECA). Initial control was through complete diseased mat uprooting (CDMU) …

Banana wilt diseases are among the most important banana production constraints
worldwide. The narrow genetic diversity of cultivated bananas, coupled with the high …

Xanthomonas wilt is currently the major biotic threat to banana production in East and
Central Africa (ECA). The recommended management options for the disease include …

Insects are a major mode of banana Xanthomonas wilt (XW) spread. High insect activity has
been blamed for the high XW incidence in 'Kayinja'(ABB-genome) dominated banana …

Banana Xanthomonas wilt (BXW) is a destructive disease caused by Xanthomonas vasicola
pv. musacearum (Xvm), a bacterium that indiscriminately infects all banana varieties grown …

Banana Xanthomonas wilt is currently wrecking havoc in East and Central Africa. In this
paper, a novel theoretical model for the transmission of banana Xanthomonas wilt by insect …

Cultivation of non‐host crops after uprooting Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum
(Xcm)‐infected banana plants has been advocated for breaking Xanthomonas wilt disease …

A mathematical model for Banana Xanthomonas Wilt (BXW) spread by insect vector is
presented. The model incorporates inflorescence infection and vertical transmission from the …