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First report of corm rot disease caused by Sclerotium rolfsii in banana.

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Title First report of corm rot disease caused by Sclerotium rolfsii in banana.
 
Creator Thangavelu R and Mustaffa M.M.
 
Subject First report, corm, rot disease, Sclerotiumrolfsii, banana
 
Description Bananas (Musa spp.) are the world’s fourth most important
global food crop grown in more than 120 countries (Molina
and Valmayor 1999) and are the staple food for more than
400 million people (Swennen et al. 1995). India is the world’s
largest banana producer and 26 million tonnes are produced
annually from 709 000 ha. However, various pests and disease
problems, particularly Fusarium wilt, cause significant losses
(Ploetz 2005)
A corm rot disease was observed for the first time in banana. The disease was found to occur in the majority of commercial cultivars grown in different banana-growing states of India. The incidence of the disease was up to 50% and found to occur at an altitude up to 3000 m asl. The pathogen was identified as Sclerotium rolfsii based on morphological characters and rDNA internal transcribed spacer sequence data.
 
Date 2017-02-03T12:28:07Z
2017-02-03T12:28:07Z
2009-11-15
 
Type Research Paper
 
Identifier Thangavelu R and Mustaffa, M.M. 2009 .First report of corm rot disease caused by Sclerotiumrolfsii in banana. Aust.Pl.Dis.Notes.5:30-33.
http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/2178
 
Language English
 
Publisher Springer Link