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Identifying Insect Vectors and Transmission Mechanisms for Banana Xanthamonas Wilt to Improve Understanding of Disease Epidemiology
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| Coordinating organisation: | International Institute of Tropical Agriculture |
| Description: | Objectives: To provide benefits for poor people generated by application of new knowledge on crop protection to annual and herbaceous crops in Forest Agriculture production systems. Background: Almost no information is available about the vectors, infection courts, transmission epidemiology and biology of BXW, since the disease is new. A good understanding of these factors is required for developing and targetting BXW management practices. The Uganda National Banana Research Programme (UNBRP), in collaboration with other national and international partners, has undertaken an intensive BXW mitigation programme and country-wide awareness campaign. The primary objective of this campaign is to contain the disease and prevent its spread. The principal recommendation has been to protect banana plants by removal of the male flowers to eliminate the most likely infection court. This recommendation has been drawn from the research and management of Moko disease in the Americas. However, the presence of similar groups of vectors and disease pathways for BXW remains to be confirmed. |
| Budget (in &euro): | 58099 |
| Internet: | Projects Link |
| Start: | 2005-04-01 |
| End: | 2005-12-30 |
| Species: | banana |
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| ARD-theme: | health and nutrition |
| Target country: | Uganda |
| Commodity: | plant products (agroforest) |
| Activity: | research |
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| Donor organisations: | 1 |
| Participating organisations: | 3 |
| Last editing: | 2006-07-17 12:00:47 |