Type: Book
"The current range of disease and pest threats means that Volume 3 of Achieving sustainable cultivation of bananas covering a wide array of pathogens and pests is urgently needed. The two editors of this volume, Professor André Drenth of The University of Queensland in Australia and Professor Gert Kema of Wageningen University in The Netherlands, are highly knowledgeable specialists with extensive experience in pest and disease management of bananas. They have selected similarly knowledgeable scientists writing the individual chapters. The book is comprehensive and of excellent quality. It will be useful for both students and researchers, as well as banana production practitioners."
Dr Ariena van Bruggen - Emeritus Professor of Plant Pathology and Emerging Pathogens, University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, USA
"The book Achieving sustainable cultivation of bananas – Volume 3: Diseases and pest edited by distinguished plant pathologists, Professor Andre Drenth of the University of Queensland and Professor Gert Kema of Wageningen University, takes a comprehensive look into the abiotic and biotic threats to sustainable banana production. The editors have brought together an international team of scientists to discuss the endemic and emerging pest and disease threats to banana including Panama disease. This book will become a valuable resource for the improved management of all banana diseases."
Dr. Jean Beagle Ristaino, William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor and Director of Emerging Plant Disease and Global Food Security, North Carolina State University, USA
Part 1 Fungal diseases
1.Major banana leaf diseases: yellow and black Sigatoka, eumusa leaf spot: Jean Carlier, CIRAD, France;
2.Fungal diseases of banana: freckle: André Drenth, The University of Queensland, Australia;
3.Fungal diseases of banana: Fusarium wilt R1: Einar Martinez, Wageningen University, The Netherlands;
4.Fungal diseases of banana: Fusarium wilt TR4: Gert Kema, Wageningen University, The Netherlands;
5.Towards sustainable management of Fusarium wilt in banana: André Drenth, The University of Queensland, Australia;
6.Minor fungal diseases of banana: Speckle, Rust (Uredo musae), Black Cross (Pyllachora musicola), Marasmiellus rot, Cigar end (Verticillium Theobroma), Anthracnose: Luis Ernesto Pocasangre, EARTH University, Costa Rica;
Part 2 Bacterial and Phytoplasma diseases
7.Bacterial diseases of banana: Moko: Mauricio Guzmán, Corbana, Costa Rica;
8.Bacterial diseases of banana: banana blood disease: Jane Ray, The University of Queensland, Australia;
9.Bacterial diseases of banana: Xanthomonas wilt: Guy Blomme, Bioversity, Italy;
10.Bacterial soft rots of pseudostem and rhizome in banana and plantain: Luis Pérez-Vicente, INISAV, Cuba;
11.Phytoplasma diseases in banana: banana wilt associated phytoplasma (BWAP) and emerging phytoplasmas: Lilia Carvalhais, The University of Queensland, Australia;
Part 3 Viral diseases
12.Viral diseases of banana: banana bunchy top virus: John Thomas, The University of Queensland, Australia;
13.Viral diseases of banana: banana streak virus: Andrew Geering, The University of Queensland, Australia;
14.Emerging banana viruses: banana mild mosaic virus, bract mosaic virus, banana mosaic virus, novel banana viruses: Sebastien Massart, University of Liege, Belgium;
Part 4 Nematode pests of banana
15.Nematodes of banana: Mieke Daneel, Agricultural Research Council (ARC), South Africa;
16.Towards sustainable management of nematodes in banana: Tony Pattison, DAF - Queensland, Australia;
Part 5 Insect pests of banana
17.Insect pests of banana: weevil borer: Cesar Guillen Sanchez, Corbana, Costa Rica;
18.Insect pests of banana: banana Red Rust thrips: Frans Wielemaker Sanderse, Consultant (formerly Director of Research at Dole Fresh Fruit International), Costa Rica *;
19.Insect pests of banana: common bunch pests and their sustainable management: *Luud Clercx, Project Manager – AgroFair Benelux BV, The Netherlands;
Part 6 Disease affecting the fruit
20.Management of diseases on banana fruit in the field: Marc Jackson, Global Fruit Protection, Australia;
21.Post-harvest diseases in banana and their sustainable management: Maria Gloria Lobo, Instituto Canario de Investigaciones Agrarias, Spain;