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First Report of Black Sigatoka in Bolivia
Plant Disease, 1997 Black Sigatoka, caused by Mycosphaerella fijiensis, is the most important disease of banana worldwide (1). It affects cultivars of the Cavendish subgroup that are used for export and important, locally consumed cooking and dessert bananas and plantains, reducing yields by 50% or more.
J C, Tejerina +4 more
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Improving plantain ( Musa spp. AAB) yields on smallholder farms in West and Central Africa [PDF]
, 2014 Plantain is an important staple in West and Central Africa, where it is predominantly grown by smallholder farmers. On-farm data are rare but yields are considered to be low.
Hauser, Stefan +3 more
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Agronomy, 2019 Black Sigatoka is the main constraint to banana production worldwide, and epidemic outbreaks are continuously causing huge losses. Successful management of diseases requires a profound knowledge of the epidemiological factors that influence disease ...
Roberto Vázquez-Euán +7 more
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Ciência Rural, 2016 : Cultivated bananas have very low genetic diversity making them vulnerable to diseases such as black-Sigatoka leaf spot. However, the decision to adopt a new banana variety needs to be based on a robust evaluation of agronomical and physical-chemical ...
Rossana Catie Bueno de Godoy +5 more
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Influence Of Crop Management And Soil On Plantain [Musa spp. z AAB Group) Response To Black Sigatoka Infection In Southeastern Nigeria [PDF]
Tropicultura, 1994 An on-farm survey was carried out to assess the severity of black sigatoka caused by Mycosphaerella fijiensis Morelet on plantain in southeastern Nigeria. Two different geomor-phological zones (Meander belts and Coastal plain sands) were surveyed.
Mobambo, KN. +3 more
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Forecasting Black Sigatoka Infection Risks with Latent Neural ODEs
CoRR, 2020 Black Sigatoka disease severely decreases global banana production, and climate change aggravates the problem by altering fungal species distributions. Due to the heavy financial burden of managing this infectious disease, farmers in developing countries face significant banana crop losses.
Yuchen Wang +6 more
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Economic Impact and Trade Implications of the Introduction of Black Sigatoka (Mycosphaerella figiensis) into Puerto Rico [PDF]
, 2017 This article addresses the issues of the potential impacts of the introduction of black sigatoka into Puerto Rico under situations in which the government assists growers in managing the spread of the disease, with and without prohibitions on imports of ...
Evans, Edward A. +3 more
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Situation de la cercosporiose noire des bananiers et plantains Musa spp. sous différents systèmes de culture à Yangambi, Haut-Zaïre [PDF]
Tropicultura, 1993 Black sigatoka situation of bananas and plantains Musa spp. under different farming systems at Yangambi, Upper-Zaire. Black sigatoka, a leaf spot disease, caused by Mycosphaerella fijiensis Morelet seems to be one of the major constraints in the banana ...
Mobambo, KN., Naku, M.
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Black Sigatoka disease: new technologies to strengthen eradication strategies in Australia [PDF]
, 2006 In 2001, an incursion of Mycosphaerella fijiensis, the causal agent of black Sigatoka, was detected in Australia's largest commercial banana growing region, the Tully Banana Production Area in North Queensland.
Grice, Kathy R.E. +16 more
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Evaluation of fungicides used in the management of black Sigatoka in banana cultivation
Revista de la Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad del Zulia, 2023 The main phytosanitary problem of commercial bananas is black Sigatoka (BS; Mycosphaerella fijiensis), which causes damage to leaf area, loss of exportable quality, and low yields. The management of BS with mixtures of four systemic fungicides in different combinations in the border and central area of three banana plantations, and its effect on the ...
Abrahan Cervantes-Álava +3 more
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