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Mycosphaerella leaf spot diseases of bananas - CBS

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Session 1<br />

R.A. Romero<br />

Introduction<br />

The spread, detection and impact <strong>of</strong><br />

black <strong>leaf</strong> streak disease and other<br />

<strong>Mycosphaerella</strong> species in the 1990s<br />

R. A. Romero<br />

Abstract<br />

By the end <strong>of</strong> the 1980s, black <strong>leaf</strong> streak disease caused by <strong>Mycosphaerella</strong> fijiensis was present<br />

in all continents where <strong>bananas</strong> or plantains were grown, although distribution in some regions<br />

was limited to a few countries. In this presentation, the spread <strong>of</strong> the disease during the 1990s<br />

in several countries and regions, and the important socio-economic consequences are discussed.<br />

From 1990 to 1999, new records <strong>of</strong> black <strong>leaf</strong> streak disease were reported from six countries in<br />

Africa, eight in Asia, eight in Latin America and the Caribbean, and one from Australasia/Oceania.<br />

M. fijiensis has also spread within countries to ecological niches that were previously occupied<br />

by M. musicola, the causal agent <strong>of</strong> Sigatoka disease, thus threatening the survival <strong>of</strong> this<br />

pathogen. This presentation also discusses the methods, developed in the last decade, to<br />

identify the species <strong>of</strong> <strong>Mycosphaerella</strong> that cause <strong>leaf</strong> <strong>spot</strong> <strong>diseases</strong> in banana.The methods were<br />

used to confirm the synonymy <strong>of</strong> M. fijiensis var. difformis and M. fijiensis, and have provided the<br />

opportunity to study the genetic diversity <strong>of</strong> pathogen populations among isolates from<br />

different geographical regions.<br />

Resumen - Propagación, detección e impacto de la Sigatoka negra y otras enfermedades<br />

foliares causadas por <strong>Mycosphaerella</strong> de bananos en la década de los 90<br />

Al finales de la década de los 80, la Sigatoka negra, causada por <strong>Mycosphaerella</strong> fijiensis, ya se<br />

encontraba presente en todos los continentes donde se cultivan bananos y plátanos, pero su<br />

distribución en algunas regiones estaba limitada a unos pocos países. En esta presentación, se<br />

discutirá brevemente la propagación de la enfermedad durante los 90 abarcando varios países<br />

y regiones, y su impacto socioeconómico. De 1990 a 1999, se reportaron nuevos registros de la<br />

enfermedad desde seis países en Africa, ocho en Asia, ocho en América Latina y el Caribe, y solo<br />

un informe de un país en Australasia/Oceania. M. fijiensis también ha estado progresando en<br />

los países para llegar a los nichos ecológicos que anteriormente estaban ocupados solo por<br />

Chiquita Brands, San José, Costa Rica<br />

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