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Banana virus spreads in Nigeria
By Ghana News -SpyGhana.com
There is a growing menace of a virus that is affecting banana trees in Nigeria, researchers have said, according to a press release issued by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA).
The researchers are drawing attention to the increasing spread of the banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) in Nigeria. The country is West Africa?s second largest producer of the fruit.
?Systematic studies on yield losses have not been done but empirical observations indicate 50 to 90% loss in the affected region,? says Dr Lava Kumar, Virologist at the IITA...
Banana virus spreads in Nigeria
By Ghana News -SpyGhana.com
There is a growing menace of a virus that is affecting banana trees in Nigeria, researchers have said, according to a press release issued by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA).
The researchers are drawing attention to the increasing spread of the banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) in Nigeria. The country is West Africa?s second largest producer of the fruit.
?Systematic studies on yield losses have not been done but empirical observations indicate 50 to 90% loss in the affected region,? says Dr Lava Kumar, Virologist at the IITA...