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Bacteria threatens banana Quind?o Colombia
By: DAVID MEL?NDEZ ALZATE TIME FOR ARMENIA | 10:53 a.m. | January 19, 2012
Oscar Hernando Gallego, Manager of the Agricultural Producers Association Quimbaya (Apraquin), expressed concern about the spread of the bacterium Ralstonia solanacearum race 2, commonly known as the Do Moko ', which is affecting banana crops department, because to its spread by water and its increase after the winter season.
Banana is one of the main agricultural products of the department that has a plantation of 35,000 hectares.
In measurements made by the Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA), before the rainy season, 196 crops were affected by the What Moko ', after the intense winter season, the number of farms infected with the bacteria rose to 527.
Moko 'the Do, it spreads via seed o' suckers coming from affected plantations, insects, wild and domestic animals, the tools and agricultural machinery or through the water.
Santiago Londo?o, Apraqu?n assistant coach, explained that the bacteria have spread in the municipalities of Montenegro, in the area of Pueblo Plugged in Calarc?, and Quimbaya, as are the areas where the temperature is higher. "Some of our partners have been affected. Fortunately we managed to eradicate the plant control, but we have cases of farms that begin cutting a plant, then they have to cut the side and end cutting an entire block of banana," said the engineer .
Londo?o.
This bacteria is not new to the department, however, some farmers continue with the sale of infected plants have tech crops.
Jairo Ochoa operates one of the largest banana plantations in the department, and ensures that their crops are not present the ?`Moko. "We send bananas to Bogota, there are very demanding, so we must be very careful with the production, on the farm choline ?` unshaded elsewhere, the cutters do not work on other farms, and the tool is not used in other crops. I know what it is that harmful bacteria, touched me to see people planting banana leaves and planting something else, and spend up to 12 years and replanted choline ?and `born with the Do` Moko "explained farmer.
So far, the only way to control Ralstonia solanacearum race 2, is asking for help from the ICA, which is seen to create a product this dangerous bacteria eradication of crops and threatening the jobs of hundreds of peasants Quindiano.
Spanish-English translation
Bacteria threatens banana Quind?o Colombia
By: DAVID MEL?NDEZ ALZATE TIME FOR ARMENIA | 10:53 a.m. | January 19, 2012
Oscar Hernando Gallego, Manager of the Agricultural Producers Association Quimbaya (Apraquin), expressed concern about the spread of the bacterium Ralstonia solanacearum race 2, commonly known as the Do Moko ', which is affecting banana crops department, because to its spread by water and its increase after the winter season.
Banana is one of the main agricultural products of the department that has a plantation of 35,000 hectares.
In measurements made by the Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA), before the rainy season, 196 crops were affected by the What Moko ', after the intense winter season, the number of farms infected with the bacteria rose to 527.
Moko 'the Do, it spreads via seed o' suckers coming from affected plantations, insects, wild and domestic animals, the tools and agricultural machinery or through the water.
Santiago Londo?o, Apraqu?n assistant coach, explained that the bacteria have spread in the municipalities of Montenegro, in the area of Pueblo Plugged in Calarc?, and Quimbaya, as are the areas where the temperature is higher. "Some of our partners have been affected. Fortunately we managed to eradicate the plant control, but we have cases of farms that begin cutting a plant, then they have to cut the side and end cutting an entire block of banana," said the engineer .
Londo?o.
This bacteria is not new to the department, however, some farmers continue with the sale of infected plants have tech crops.
Jairo Ochoa operates one of the largest banana plantations in the department, and ensures that their crops are not present the ?`Moko. "We send bananas to Bogota, there are very demanding, so we must be very careful with the production, on the farm choline ?` unshaded elsewhere, the cutters do not work on other farms, and the tool is not used in other crops. I know what it is that harmful bacteria, touched me to see people planting banana leaves and planting something else, and spend up to 12 years and replanted choline ?and `born with the Do` Moko "explained farmer.
So far, the only way to control Ralstonia solanacearum race 2, is asking for help from the ICA, which is seen to create a product this dangerous bacteria eradication of crops and threatening the jobs of hundreds of peasants Quindiano.