MAKE A MEME View Large Image Banana Bunch Top Virus.jpg en The Banana Bunchy Top Virus BBTV a serious disease of bananas was discovered on Oahu in 1989 on a farm at Punaluu It is now found in most areas of Oahu It has spread to the islands of Hawaii and Kauai BBTV ...
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Keywords: Banana Bunch Top Virus.jpg en The Banana Bunchy Top Virus BBTV a serious disease of bananas was discovered on Oahu in 1989 on a farm at Punaluu It is now found in most areas of Oahu It has spread to the islands of Hawaii and Kauai BBTV causes the stunting of the leaves resulting in a bunched appearance Generally a banana plant infected with the virus will not set fruit Other symptoms include stunted keikis or young shoots narrow yellow and brittle leaves and dark green streaks on the leaf stalks Although the neighbor islands are free of the virus BBTV poses a serious threat to the State's banana industry http //hawaii gov/hdoa/pi/ppc/cm_bbt State of Hawaii 2009 PD-USGov Bananas Diseases and disorders of plants due to viruses Banana bunchy top virus
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