Growing bananas resistant to Pseudocercospora fijiensis, the cause of black Sigatoka, is preferred disease control strategy for resource-poor farmers. Banana breeding programs in east Africa have developed 27 Matooke hybrids (commonly known as NARITAs) with higher yields than local landraces. To assess response NARITA P. 22 were evaluated under natural field conditions four locations—Kawanda an...

Studies involving comparisons of taxa that vary in their degree of relatedness may allow the distinction of functional and phylogenetic components in cercarial sensory systems. In this study, cercariae of allocreadiids Bunodera Railliet, 1896 and Crepidostomum Braun, 1900, lecithodendriid Allassogonoporus Olivier, 1938 and opecoelid Allopodocotyle Pritchard, 1966 were compared as regards ultras...

Among the emerging fungal diseases threatening food security, Pseudocercospora fijiensis fungus causing black leaf streak disease of banana is one most marked examples a recent worldwide pandemic on major crop. We assessed how this pathogen spread throughout latest invaded region, i.e. Central America and Caribbean. retraced its population history combining detailed monitoring information outbr...