BXW
BXW is the acronym of banana Xanthomonas wilt, a bacterial disease caused by the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum. Before 2001, it was found only in Ethiopia, where it affects bananas and its close relative enset (Ensete ventricosum). It has since spread to the Great Lakes region of East Africa, where it can cause considerable losses when left uncontrolled. Although no resistant cultivars have been identified, the disease can be controlled by using cultural practices.
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Musapedia page on Xanthomonas wilt
Musapedia page on the bacterial casusal agent Xanthomonas campestris pv. musaceearum
Musapedia page on the single diseased stem removal technique to control the disease
News and blogs on Xanthomonas wilt:
- Banana pathogens’ new names
- Incomplete systemicity: a helping hand in the fight against Xanthomonas wilt of banana
- Project on the uptake of a technique to manage Xanthomonas wilt
- First results of a field trial of Xanthomonas wilt-resistant GM bananas
- Rehabilitating banana fields devastated by Xanthomonas wilt