Alternative hosts of banana bunchy top virus in the Philippines and the first evidence of seed transmission of BBTV

Banana bunchy top disease is caused by banana bunchy top virus (BBTV). BBTV is transmitted locally by aphids (Pentalonia spp.), but the long-distance spread is through the movement of infected planting materials. This study investigated potential alternative hosts of BBTV in ornamental Musa and rela...

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Main Authors: Nicole Angelee P. Mendoza, Jay-Vee S. Mendoza, John E. Thomas, Fe M. Dela Cueva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2024.1467331/full
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