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The symptoms of Yellow and  Black Sigatoka are caused by the fungi Mycosphaerrala sp. and occur throughout the world.  It is one of the most destructive diseases of banana.

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  1. Black Sigatoka or black leaf streak (BLS) disease is a more challenging banana fungal disease than yellow Sigatoka disease. One of the key reasons is that the pathogen of BLS (M. fijiensis) produces more sexual spores (ascospores) than asexual spores (conidia), whereas the reverse is true for...
  2. Banana is the third leading tropical fruit crop. Some 85% of what is produced is consumed locally, and it therefore plays a significant role in food security in the African, Latin American and Asian countries where it is grown. It is also the world's most exported fruit, and is economically and...
  3. Ewané, C. , Tatsegouock, R. , Meshuneke, A. and Niemenak, N. (2020) Field Efficacy of a Biopesticide Based onTithonia diversifoliaagainst Black Sigatoka Disease of Plantain (Musaspp., AAB).Agricultural Sciences,11, 730-743. doi:10.4236/as.2020.118048. Abstract Black Sigatoka disease (BSD) is a...
  4. Abstract Climate change has significantly altered species distributions in the wild and has the potential to affect the interactions between pests and diseases and their human, animal and plant hosts. While several studies have projected changes in disease distributions in the future, responses...
  5. Aman M, Rai VR 2015 – Antifungal activity of fungicides and plant extracts against yellow sigatoka disease causing Mycosphaerella musicola. Current Research in Environmental & Applied Mycology 5(3), 277–284, Doi 10.5943/cream/5/3/11 Abstract Mycosphaerella musicola causes yellow sigatoka...
  6. Djalma M.Santana-Filho,Milene C.da Silva,Jorge T.de Souza,Zilton J. M.Cordeiro,Hermínio S.Rocha,View ORCID ProfileFrancisco F.Laranjeira, doi:https://doi.org/10.1101/828848 ABSTRACT :The Sigatoka leaf spots are among the most important banana diseases. Although less damaging than black sigatoka,...
  7. Jaime Niño, Yaned M. Correa & Oscar M. Mosquera(2011)In vitroevaluation of Colombian plant extracts against Black Sigatoka (Mycosphaerella fijiensisMorelet),Archives of Phytopathology and Plant Protection,44:8,791-803,DOI:10.1080/03235401003672939 Abstract : In this work, 90 dichloromethane...
  8. The symptoms of Yellow and Black Sigatoka are caused by the fungi Mycosphaerrala sp. and occur throughout the world. It is one of the most destructive diseases of banana. -- Plantix.net

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